605.411.71 Foundations of Computer Architecture

Summer 2001

John E. Boon, Jr.

Lecturer in the Whiting School Part-Time Programs In Engineering and Applied Science

Johns Hopkins University

For all JHU-related matters contact Mr. Boon via email at jboonjr@apl.jhu.edu

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Syllabus:

605.411.71 Foundations of Computer Architecture (Revision June 29)

&#09;Class Day/Time&#09;:&#32;&#32;Tuesday & Thursday 6:00-8:25pm
&#09;Location&#09;:&#32;&#32;Room 307, Central Building
&#09;&#09;&#09;&#32;&#32;&#32;Montgomery County Center
&#09;Office Hours&#09;:&#32;&#32;Tuesday & Thursday 5:30-6:00pm, Room 307, Central Building

Text Book:

Computer Organization and Design: The Hardware/Software Interface, Second Edition, David A. Patterson and John L. Hennessy, Morgan Kaufman Publishers. 1997 (993 pages, cloth, $79.95, ISBN 1-55860-428-6)

Semester Lectures

Lecture 01 - Computer Architecture Basic Information
- Notes from Prof. Malcom: Lecture 1
- Notes from Amon/Patterson: Lecture 1
Lecture 02 - Performance Analysis
- Notes from Amon/Patterson: Lecture 2
Lecture 03/04 - Instructions & SPIM Simulators
- Notes from Boon/Amon: Lectures 03/04
- SPIM Assembler Demo: Demo
- C Example using Long Jumps: except.c and except.h used by program xalloc.c
Lecture 05 - Computer Arithmetic
- Notes from Prof. Malcom: Lecture 2
- Downloading DigitalWorks Files: Right Mouse Click to Save; Loads OK from Internet Explorer, seems to have errors when downloaded from Netscape
- Digital Works 2.04 Logic Simulator for Windows 95
- Fig. 4.9 (No Macros)
- Fig. 4.9 (MUX Macro)
- 2 x 1 MUX macro
- 2 x 1 MUX template
Lecture 06/07 - Floating Point and Digital Logic
- Notes from Prof. Malcom: Lecture 3
Lecture 08/09 - Datapath and Control/Control Unit
- Notes from Amon/Patterson/Boon: Chapter 5 Notes
- CAUTION: There are 148 pages in this PowerPoint slide set; you are not expected to have it printed for class.
Lecture 10/11/12 - Pipelining
- Notes from Prof. Malcom: Lecture 6
Lecture 13/14 - Memory Systems
- Notes from Amon/Patterson/Boon: Chapter 7 Notes
Lecture 15 - I/O Systems
- Notes from Prof. Malcom: Lecture 8
Lecture 16 - Final Exam

Semester Assignments

Homework 01 - Due 06/12 | Returned 06/21
Homework 02 - Due 06/19 | Returned 07/03
Homework 03 - Due 07/03 | Returned 07/17
Homework 04 - Due 07/10 | Returned 07/19
Homework 05 - Due 07/24 | Returned 07/26

Semester Support Files and Tools

Programming Assignment-Related Items
- SPIM Simulator: SPIM (Windows '95, '98 and NT , Unix, Linux, and DOS operating system).
- Java Links - Resources and tools for Java.
- C++ Links - Resources and tools for C++.
- Programming Links - Language-independent tools and resources.
Postscript File Viewer: GSview for Windows.
Note Format this Semester is Acrobat pdf:
Citing Internet References
- Electronic Reference Formats Recommended by the American Psychological Association
- MLA Style: Orders for the style manual may be made at this site.

Course-Specific Links

Hardware References
Turing Machine Links
- The Church-Turing Thesis, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
- A Turing Machine Simulator
- IV. Turing's Proof of the Unsolvability of the Halting Problem, from The Unknowable, G.J. Chaitin, IBM Research Division, T.J. Watson Research Center, Hawthorne, NY

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