Assignments are taken from Vincent P. Heuring and Harry F. Jordan, Computer
systems
design and architecture, 2/e, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle
River, 2005 unless otherwise specified.
| Assignment # | Date Assigned | Date
Solutions Posted |
Assignment | Solution | Notes |
| 1 | August 31, 2011 | September 7, 2011 | 1.1,
1.6, 1.8 Extra problem |
1.1,1.6,
1.8 Extra problem |
Introduction Readings: Ch. 1 & 2 |
| 2 | September 7, 2011 | September 14, 2011 | 2.3, 2.7, 2.11, 2.15, 2.21 |
2.3, 2.7, 2.11, 2.15, 2.21 | Design methodology Readings: Ch. 3, 4 |
| 3 | September 14, 2011 | September 21, 2011 | 4.2, 4.5, 4.8 |
4.2, 4.5, 4.8 | Processor design I Readings: Ch. 5 Quiz 1 |
| 4 | September 21, 2011 | September 28, 2011 | 4.15, 4.18 | 4.15,4.18 | Processor design II |
| 5 | September 28, 2011 | October 5, 2011 | 5.3, 5.15, 5.18 |
5.3, 5.15, 5.18 | Processor design III Sheets needed for problem 5.3 (print as many as you need) Quiz 2 |
| 6 | October 5, 2011 | October 19, 2011 | 6.8 |
6.8 | Computer arithmetic Readings: Ch 6 |
| 7 |
October 12, 2011 |
Midterm
exam. Midterm exam solution. No assignment due until next week |
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| 8 |
October 19, 2011 | October 26, 2011 | Software issues |
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| 9 |
October 26, 2011 | November 2, 2011 | 6.13a & b, 6.28 b, e, f, g; 6.29, 6.31, 6.32 |
6.13a & b, 6.28 b, e, f, g; 6.29, 6.31, 6.32 | Memory I Readings: Ch 7 |
| 10 |
November 2, 2011 | November 9, 2011 | 7.14 |
7.14 |
Memory II |
| 11 | November 9, 2011 | November 16, 2011 | 7.18, 7.19, 7.20, 7.21 | 7.18, 7.19, 7.20, 7.21 | I/O I Readings: Ch 8 Quiz 3 |
| 12 | November 16, 2011 | November 30, 2011 | 8.6, 8.9, 8.13 | 8.6,8.9, 8.13 | I/O II Readings: Ch 9 |
| 12 | November 23, 2011 | Thanksgiving: no class | |||
| 13 | November 30, 2011 | November 30, 2011 | 8.19, 8.21 | 8.19,8.21 | Optional. Hand this in on November 30 if
you want it graded for bonus points. Quiz 4 |
| 14 |
December 7, 2011 |
Final Exam |