CMSC 132 Computer Architecture

Second Semester 2008-2009

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News/Announcements

[03/20/2009] Project Presentation will be on March 27, Friday
[03/09/2009] To help you with your project. Here is a sample VHDL implementation of a general purpose microprocessor!
[11/12/2008] Welcome!

Course Information

Course Number: CMSC 132
Course Title: Computer Architecture
Description: Advanced topics in computer systems organization from a designer's point of view: multiprocessing, pipelining, array processors, associative processors; Microprogramming, techniques for increasing primary memory bandwidths; Modularization, interleaving, access path widening, cache and associative memories; Virtual memory; Bus structures; Multiprogramming and time sharing organizations; Network principles and protocols; Distributed resources.
Prerequisites: CMSC 131
Lecture: Section T, 9-10 TTh ICS LH1

Instructor Information

Lecture:
Mini May Markie B. Medel (mmmbmedel@uplb.edu.ph)
PhySci C111

Laboratory:
Joseph Anthony C. Hermocilla (jachermocilla@gmail.com)
PhySci C120

Toni John Keith Monserrat (tkjpmonserrat@uplb.edu.ph)
PhySci C120

Student Assistant:
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Aim

The aim of this course is to introduce students to computer architecture concepts

Objectives

At the end of this course the students should be able to:

Describe the hardware organization of computer systems;
Describe the internal operation of processors; and
Design simple computer systems.

Topics

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Evaluation/Grading

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Lecture Schedule (tentative)

See CMSC132@courses.uplb.edu.ph

Laboratory Schedule (tentative)

Week Date Topic Exercise

1 11/12/08-11/14/08 Introduction

2 11/17/08-11/21/08 (no meeting)

3 11/24/08-11/28/08 (no meeting)

4 12/01/08-12/05/08 Inline Assembly in GCC Readings

5 12/08/08-12/12/08 Review of Digital Design Concepts

6 12/15/08-12/19/08 Simple Computer System Project PDF

7 01/05/08-01/09/08 Arithmetic and Logic Unit(ALU) Design 1

8 01/12/08-01/16/08 Arithmetic and Logic Unit(ALU) Design 2

9 01/19/08-01/23/08 Control Unit (CU) Design 1

10 01/26/08-01/30/08 Control Unit (CU) Design 2

11 02/02/08-02/06/08 Introduction to VHDL

12 02/09/08-02/13/08 TBA)

13 02/16/08-02/20/08 (TBA)

14 02/23/08-02/27/08 (TBA)

15 03/02/08-03/06/08 (TBA)

16 03/09/08-03/13/08 (TBA)

17 03/16/08-03/20/08 (TBA)

Resources

Textbook: (TBA)
Supplementary Text and References

Computer Organization and Architecture, 7th Ed., William Stallings
Computer Organization, 5th Ed., Carl Hamacher et. al

Relevant Links

Software

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Week	Date	Topic	Exercise
1	11/12/08-11/14/08	Introduction
2	11/17/08-11/21/08	(no meeting)
3	11/24/08-11/28/08	(no meeting)
4	12/01/08-12/05/08	Inline Assembly in GCC	Readings
5	12/08/08-12/12/08	Review of Digital Design Concepts
6	12/15/08-12/19/08	Simple Computer System Project	PDF
7	01/05/08-01/09/08	Arithmetic and Logic Unit(ALU) Design 1
8	01/12/08-01/16/08	Arithmetic and Logic Unit(ALU) Design 2
9	01/19/08-01/23/08	Control Unit (CU) Design 1
10	01/26/08-01/30/08	Control Unit (CU) Design 2
11	02/02/08-02/06/08	Introduction to VHDL
12	02/09/08-02/13/08	TBA)
13	02/16/08-02/20/08	(TBA)
14	02/23/08-02/27/08	(TBA)
15	03/02/08-03/06/08	(TBA)
16	03/09/08-03/13/08	(TBA)
17	03/16/08-03/20/08	(TBA)