Northern
ITE 221 – 02N
MICROCOMPUTERS: ARCHITECTURE, HARDWARE AND OPERATING SYSTEMS
3 credits
Fall Semester 2004
CT 219
Thursday:
Cuong H. Hoang
Office (703)323-2451
Office hour: Thursday
This course is designed to provide students with an
understanding of microcomputer architecture, including hardware, system
software and digital mathematics. Major
computer hardware components and operating system functions will be discussed.
The Architecture of Computer Hardware and System Software: An Information Technology Approach, Third Edition.
Irv
Englander, Bentley College
ISBN: 0-471-07325-3
©2003
The final grade will be determined by adding the following
elements:
Homeworks 15%
Class Papers 20%
Quizzes 15%
Midterm Exam 25%
Final Exam 25%
The grading scale is as follows:
A: =90 .. 100
B: =80 .. <90
C: =70 .. <80
D: =60 .. <70
F: =0 .. <60
The paper should state the thesis or issues
addressed in the references, the importance of the topic, strengths/weaknesses
of the technology covered, and your assessment of the situation. The paper
should be approximately 6 pages of text, typed, double-spaced with one-inch
margins using a point size of 10 or 12 pitch.
This schedule may be adjusted according to the class needs.
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Session |
Date |
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Notes |
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1 |
08/26 |
Introduction |
1 |
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2 |
09/02 |
Number
systems, data representation Ch.2
homework: 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.8, 2.9, 2.13, 2.14, 2.15, 2.16, 2.17, 2.21, 2.25,
2.26, 2.27, 2.28 |
2, 3 |
Last to adjust: 09/05 Ch2homework due: 09/16 |
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3 |
09/09 |
Numerical
data formats Homework:
4.2a, 4.2b, 4.5, 4.9, 5.5, 5.6,5.7 sample4_5
(updated |
4, 5 |
Due: paper title# 1 Ch4&5homework due: 09/30 |
|
4 |
09/16 |
Little
Man Computer |
6 |
Ch2homework due: 09/16 Due: 6 references Quiz# 1 |
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5 |
09/23 |
Fundamental CPU design, instruction cycles, memory and bus concepts Modern CPU design, CISC/RISC, addressing |
7, 8, SC2 |
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6 |
09/30 |
I/O, interrupts, DMA, I/O devices |
9, 10 |
Ch4&5homework due: 09/30 |
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7 |
10/07 |
System concepts, multiprocessing, clusters, networks |
11 |
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8 |
10/14 |
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Midterm |
|
9 |
10/21 |
Introduction to the Operating System, user interfaces |
13, 14 |
Last to W/Aud: 10/28 |
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10 |
10/28 |
Process concepts, scheduling, memory management, virtual storage |
15 |
Due: paper title# 2 |
|
11 |
11/04 |
Networking: review networks (11.6); OSI, TCP/IP, services |
15.8 |
Due: 6 references |
|
12 |
11/11 |
File and directory structures; disk scheduling |
16 |
Quiz# 2 |
|
13 |
11/18 |
Programming Tools |
17 |
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|
14 |
11/25 |
Thanksgiving |
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No class |
|
15 |
12/02 |
Examples
of operating systems: Unix/Linux, Windows 2000 Data Communication Technology |
18 SC3 |
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16 |
12/09 |
Review |
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17 |
12/16 |
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Final |
Class Procedures
Attendance. Education is a cooperative endeavor between student and instructor. Your involvement in these learning activities is essential to master course content. Regular classroom attendance is required. Class absences greater than 30% is considered unsatisfactory. It is your responsibility to make the prior arrangements with the instructor. You are responsible for making up all course work missed during an absence. Each student is responsible for obtaining from other students any notes of material covered during any missed classes.
Make-up. The student is responsible for rescheduling missed examinations and for making up all work missed during an absence.
Integrity/Late Work. The student is responsible for
his own work. See the NVCC Student Handbook for further guidance regarding
student cheating and/or plagiarism. The student will make prior arrangements
with the instructor for the submission of late work.
Fire/Emergency Evacuation Procedures
The fire and emergency evacuation procedures are posted on the classroom wall. It is the responsibility of each student, on the first day of class, to review and follow those procedures.
NVCC is a place for learning and growing. You should feel safe and comfortable anywhere on this campus. In order to meet this objective, you should: a) let your instructor, his/her supervisor, the Dean of Students or Provost know if any unsafe, unwelcome or uncomfortable situation arises that interferes with the learning process; b) inform the instructor within the first two weeks of classes if you have special needs or a disability that may affect your performance in this course.