COSC 121: Computer Systems
Instructor
Jeremy Bolton: Teaching and Research
Tweets by Prof_Bolton
Course Calendar
Syllabus
Books
Recommended Texts:
- [PP] Patt and Patel, Introduction to Computing Systems: From Bits and Gates to C and Beyond, 2/e, McGraw Hill, 2003
- [PH] Patterson and Hennessy, Computer Organization and Design, 4th, Morgan Kaufmann, 2012
Topic Schedule
Many slides are from Patt and Patel and Patterson and Hennessy with contributions from Greg Byrd, Walid A. Najjar and Brian Linard. The instructor is grateful for their contrabutions. Please feel free to modify and use these slides and acknowledge the sources appropriately.
The following schedule is sequentially organized by topics and subject to change.
We will cover approximately 1 topic per week, but this will vary.
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| Lecture | Topic/notes | Readings | Assignments, etc. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Introduction and Overview
[ppt | pdf ]
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| 1 | Review of Architecture[ppt | pdf ] SVN Repository |
[PP] 1 - 4 | Assignment #1
[sol]
Assignment #2 |
| 2 | Review of LC3 Hardware and ISA [ppt | pdf ] Install and Demo Hex Editor |
[PP] 5 | Assignment #3 [sol] |
| 3 | Machine Code
[ppt | pdf ] Example: Binary Programming with Hex Edit and PennSim |
[PP] 6 | Project #1 Lab Report Format |
| 4 | Assembly Code
[ppt | pdf ] Example: Assembling using PennSim |
[PP] 7 | Project #2 [sol] Project #3 [sol] |
| 5 | IO [ppt | pdf ]
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[PP] 8 Make-up Lecture: Prep for Project 4 |
Project #4 [sol] |
| 6 | Trap and subroutines [ppt | pdf ] | [PP] 9.2 | Assignment #4 [sol] |
| 7 | Memory Maps: User and Kernel [pdf ] and Trap Table [pdf ] | [PP] 9.1 | |
| 8 | IO Drivers: Graphics Project, in class discussion [pdf ] [pdf] | [PP] 8.3, 8.6 | Project #5 |
| 9 | User and Supervisory Stack [pdf ] | [PP] 10.1 Make-up Lecture |
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| 10 | Enter and Leave Conventions [pdf ] ] | [PP] 14 | Assignment #5 [sol] --> |
| 11 | Enter and Leave In-Class Example |
[PP] 14 | Project #6 [ sol ] |
| 12 | Interrupts [pdf ] | [PP] 10.1 | Project #Interrupts |
| * | Exam #1 | LC-3 ISA Summary | practice exam |
| 14 | Compilers [pdf1 ] | [PP] 11.1 - 11.2 | |
| 15 | Compilers [pdf2 |pdf3] | [PP] 11.3 - 11.5 | Project #7 |
| 16 | Performance Metrics [ ppt ]  |
[PH] 1 Moore's Law is Dead |
Assignment #6 [sol] |
| 17 | Data Path, Pipelining, and Hazards [ ppt | pdf]  |
[PH] 4 | Assignment #7 < [sol] |
| 18 - 20 | Memory Hierarchy and Cache [ ppt |pdf] | [PH] 5 | Project #8 Sample Input |
| 21-22 | Virtual Memory [ ppt | pdf] | [PH] 5 | Assignment #8 < [sol] |
| 23-24 | I/O Infrastructure and Protocols [ppt | pdf] | [PH] 6 | Assignment #9 [sol] |
| * | Exam #2 < ------ ** Final Exam now posted (12/16 @ 12:30 PM)** |