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Computer Organization Lectures for Spring 2014

Lecture	Date	Topics	Additional Info	Handouts
01	Jan 14	Introduction to Computer Organization and Terminology; Computer History	History of Computers Chapter 1 Power Point	Questions about terminology
02	Jan 16	Unsigned numbers	Chapter 2 Power Point Binary & Hexadecimal Number Systems ANSWERS	Binary and Hexadecimal Number Systems
03	Jan 21	Signed integers: two's complement	Two's-Complement Signed Integers ANSWERS	Two's-Complement Signed Integers
04	Jan 23	Floating Point Representation		IEEE 754 Standard
05	Jan 28	Character representation Error Detection and Correction		Error Detection and Correction
06	Jan 30	Boolean logic	Chapter 3 Power Point Ch 3 K-maps Power Point	Simplification of Boolean Functions
07	Feb 4	Combinational circuits: decoders, multiplexers, adders	Combinational circuit ANSWERS	Combinational circuit questions
08	Feb 6	One-bit memories: SR-latch, timing diagrams, gated/clocked SR-latch, D-latch, D-flip flop	Memory Supplement	SR-latch and timing diagram questions
09	Feb 11	Register file	Register File Implementation Square-Memory Handout
10	Feb 13	Sections 4.1-4.7 Computer Components MARIE Introduction MARIE Software Demo	Chapter 4 Power Point MARIE Simulator Guide Chapter 4 Text Corrections	Computer components questions MARIE Instruction Set Architecture (ISA) MARIE_AL.zip
11	Feb 18	Review for Test1	Test 1 Review Topics Sample Test 1 Solution for Sample Test 1
12	Feb 20	Test 1: Chapters
13	Feb 25	MARIE Assembly Language Programming	Chapter 4 Text Corrections MARIE Assembly Language Supplement	MARIE Questions
14	Feb 27	MARIE RTL: Fetch-Decode-Execute steps
15	Mar 4	MARIE Hardwired Control Unit	MARIE Control Unit Supplement	MARIE Hardwired Control Unit Questions
16	Mar 6	MARIE Microprogrammed Control Unit		MARIE Microprogrammed Control Questions
17	Mar 11	MIPS Architecture and Assembly Language Introduction: Control structures	MIPS Assembly Language Guide MIPS Supplement Chapter 5 Power Point Insertion Sort MIPS Example	MIPS Questions
18	Mar 13	HLL Run-time stack MIPS calling convention	Solution to Question 2	HLL Run-tim Stack Questions
Spring Break (March 17 – March 21)
19	Mar 25	CalculatePowers MIPS calling convention example	Supplement on MIPS Calling Conventions
20	Mar 27	Insertion Sort MIPS calling convention example; PCSpim I/O	Insertion Sort MIPS using subprograms Example
21	Apr 1	Review for Test 2	Test 2 Review Topics Sample Test 2 Sample Test 2 Solution	Another Sample Test 2 Solution to "Another Sample Test 2"
22	Apr 3	Test 2:	Test 2 Spring 2014	Test 2 Spring 2014 Solution
23	Apr 8	MIPS Logical and shift instruction		MIPS Logical and shift instruction Questions
24	Apr 10	Walking pointers in an array and 2-D arrays	Insertion Sort MIPS walking pointers Example
25	Apr 15	Hardware support for the Operating system	Overview of hardware support for the OS Chapter 8 Power Point	Hardware Support for OS Questions
26	Apr 17	Types of I/O Data Transfer: programmed-I/O, interrupt-driven, and DMA; Operating System process management and queues	Chapter 7 Power Point
27	Apr 22	CISC vs. RISC; Instruction Pipelining	Chapter 5 Power Point	CISC vs. RISC; Instruction Pipelining Questions
28	Apr 24	Cache and Virtual Memory	Overview of cache and virtual memory Chapter 6 Power Point	Virtual Memory Questions Virtual Memory Answers
29	Apr 29		Overview of superscalar	Superscalar Questions
30	May 1	Review for Final Exam	Final Exam Review Topics
Final Exam, Tuesday (May 6) 8:00 – 9:50 AM in ITT 322