LECTURE SCHEDULE + NOTES
Number representations
- Course introduction, binary numbers
(notes)
(slides)
(3x3)
- twos complement, float, hexadecimal
(notes)
(slides)
(3x3)
- IEEE floating point
(notes)
(slides)
(3x3)
Combinational logic
- truth tables, gates, multiplexor
(notes)
(slides)
(3x3)
- ROM, arithmetic circuits, encoders, decoders, ALU
(notes)
(slides)
(3x3)
Sequential logic
- RS latch, the clock, D latch, D flip flop
(notes)
(slides)
(3x3)
- registers, counters and timers, memory
(notes)
(slides)
(3x3)
- multiplication, division, floating point ops
(notes)
(slides)
(3x3)
MIPS Assembly Language
- instruction formats and examples 1
(notes)
(slides)
(3x3)
- instruction examples 2
(notes)
(slides)
(3x3)
- strings, arrays, assembler directives,
system calls
(notes)
(slides)
(3x3)
- functions
(notes)
(slides)
(3x3)
(sumton code)
- co-processors 0, 1
(notes)
(slides)
(3x3)
MIPS CPU Datapath and Control
- single cycle model 1
(notes)
(slides)
- single cycle model 2
(notes)
(slides)
- multicycle model: pipelining
(notes)
(slides)
Memory and I/O
- physical vs. virtual memory, page tables
(notes)
(slides)
(3x3)
- page table cache (TLB)
(notes)
(slides)
- data and instruction caches, hit and miss
(notes)
(slides)
- system bus, I/0 devices
(notes)
(slides)
(3x3)
- memory mapped I/O,polling, DMA
(notes)
(slides)
(3x3)
- interrupts
(notes)
(slides)
(3x3)
- asynchronous I/0
(notes)
(slides)
(3x3)
Special Topics (not on final exam)
-
thinking of graduate school?
(slides)
-
A4 Q3 + associative caches (how caches work)
(slides)
- Java Virtual Machine
(slides)
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EXERCISES, EXAMS, ASSIGNMENTS, etc
Exercises 1:
number representations
Quiz 1 with solutions
Exercises 2:
Combinational Logic
Quiz 2 with solutions
Exercises 3:
Sequential Logic
Assignment 1
(PDF) &
(starter code)
grading scheme
Assignment 2
(PDF) &
(starter and
solution code)
Quiz 3 with solution
Exercises 4
MIPS
Exercises 5
MIPS datapath and control
Quiz 4 with solutions
Exercises 6
Virtual & Physical Memory
Quiz 5 with solutions
Exercises 7
IO and system bus
Assignment 3
(PDF)
(starter code)
(solution)
(grading)
(test code)
Quiz 6
with
Assignment 4
(PDF)
(starter code)
(solution and grading)
Practice questions for final exam.
(PDF)
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