ENGR 120

Computer Organization and
Architecture

Spring 2002

College of Engineering

San Jose State University

Instructor

Richard Sinn
Email: sinn@openloop.com
Office Hours:
After class, by appointment or email only

Announcements

Class time: Monday, 7:30pm

Class room: DMH 149B

Oct 30, 2001: Initial Creation.

June 4, 2002: Post grade distribution:

Grade	Num
A+	0
A	3
A-	3
B+	5
B	17
B-	0
C+	2
C	2
C-	0
D	0
F	0

Introduction to computer organization and architecture, system buses, internal memory and external memory, input/output, central processing unit CPU, instruction sets, CPU structure and function, RISC, control unit.

Grading

Apart from the term writing project, there are homework assignments, a mid-term exam and a final exam. Exams might be take-home. The weightings for grading are: Writing Project 20%, Homework 40%, Midterm 20%, and Final Exam 20%.

No Late Assignment Submission

Prerequisite: CmpE 046
Co-Requisite: Engr 126/CmpE 126

Approach Of the Class

This class is a survey of computer organization. We will discuss what a "computer" is from the stand point of both software and hardware. Basic concepts with Level of Abstraction, Hierarchy and Models will be used. Topics such as numbering systems, data representation, arithmetic, low level data structures, registers, assembly language, I/O, exception handling, virtual memory, etc will be covered. Students are assigned a number of homework to familiar themselves with different topics. A writing project is also required for each student to research deeper on a selected topics. You will have fun and think like a computer when the semester ends.

Class Material

Lecture Notes

Reading material will be online on this web site before every lecture. Please email sinn@openloop.com if you experience any download problem.

Required Textbook

Computer System Architecture, M. Morris Mano, Prentice Hall.

Reference

Java

Mary Campione, Kathy Walrath, The Java Tutorial Second Edition: Object-Oriented Programming for the Internet, Addison Wesley (Sun Microsystems, The Official Java Series).
G. Cornell and C. S. Horstmann, Core Java Volume I, SunSoft Press, Prentice Hall, 1997.
G. Cornell and C. S. Horstmann, Core Java Volume II, SunSoft Press, Prentice Hall, 1997.

Schedule

Introduction

Jan 28, 2002-Mon: Course discussion,
Add/Drop,
Past Grading I & Past Grading II

Basic Computer Organization

Feb 4, 2002-Mon: Overview and Approach

Feb 11, 2002-Mon: Number Systems
(Homework 1)

Feb 18, 2002-Mon: Data Representation
(Homework 2)

Computing

Feb 25, 2002-Mon: Integer Arithmetic
(Homework 3)
(Homework 1 Due)

Mar 4, 2002-Mon: No Class!
(Prof Sinn is traveling.)

Mar 11, 2002-Mon: Floating Point Arithmetic
Class Project Discussion
(Homework 2 Due) (Homework 3 Due)

Mar 18, 2002-Mon: Data Structures

Assembly

Mar 25, 2002-Mon: Take Home Mid-term Exam (Download here avaliable from 3/20 to 3/22)

Apr 1, 2002-Mon: SJSU Holiday

Apr 8, 2002-Mon: Using Registers
(Mid-term Exam Due) (Homework 4)

Apr 15, 2002-Mon: I/O

Apr 22, 2002-Mon: Exception
(Homework 4 Due)

Apr 29, 2002-Mon: Virtual Memory (Homework 5)

May 6, 2002-Mon: Procedure

(Homework 5 Due)

Final

May 13, 2002-Mon:  Final

                                   Extra Credit

                                  (No make-up exam will be given
                                   Comprehensive on all course material
                                   Close book)
                                  (Bring a blue book for Final)
                                  (Final Project Due)

(Writing Project Online)

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Writing Project

Select one of the following topics for the writing project:

Pentium Assembly Language
Virtual Memory in different operating systems
MIPS RISC architecture
High Performance Computer Features
The Graphic Processor
Difference between gaming consoles (PSX, PS2, DC, XBOX) and computer
etc.

For more detail, go to our writing project page.

Grade

Email sinn@openloop.com to check your grade if necessary.

General Policy

The university and departmental policies and deadlines for course drop will be applied. Makeup exams cannot be offered, except under exceptional conditions, such as documented serious illness/accident, etc., and only at the professor's discretion.

Each student is responsible for his/her individual assignment, and must not copy anyone else's work. Students who borrow solutions from others will find themselves unable to pass the course. The minimum penalty for every student involved in the duplication of individual assignments or exams will be receiving a zero score on the submitted work.

For group project, all the work has to be done by your OWN group. Do not try to download "free code" from the Internet and hand in as a project. WE WILL FIND OUT. Do not share your work with others. So DO YOUR OWN WORK and EARN your grade.