August 29, 1995

		cs470 - Computer Architecture 1. Fall 1995
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				14 weeks


Meets:	Mondays from 8:20 am to 10:00 am in SB-107

Goals:	to give students an unitary view of factors deciding what the 
	architecture of a computer is; Design, Computer Organization 
	and Assembly Language are presented in their complex interaction.

Instructor:	Virgil Bistriceanu
			Office:	SB-115
			Hours:	Monday		10:00 am - 02:00 pm
				Wednesday	10:00 am - 02:00 pm
				Friday		10:00 am - 02:00 pm
			Phone:	(312) 567-5146
			email:	virgil@charlie.iit.edu	    (from UNIX accounts)
				IN%"virgil@charlie.iit.edu" (from VAXes)

TA:		none

Textbook:	"Computer Organization & Design"
		David Patterson, John Hennessy
		Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, Inc. 1994
		ISBN 1-55860-281-X

Grading:	homeworks:	20%
		midterm:	20%
		final:		20%
		laboratory:	20%
		project:	20%

	Late homeworks/labs won't be accepted.
	Exams are open-book(s) open-notes.

		A: 90 - 100
		B: 80 - 89
		C: 70 - 79
		D: 60 - 69
		E:  0 - 59

	Failure to take a passing grade in either exams, project
	lab or homeworks earns you a failing grade.

	Class attendance and participation will help settle the
	borderline grades.

Class meetings:	Regular class attendance is important and students
		are expected to actively participate in class: questions
		and comments are always welcome.

Syllabus:
	1. Fundamentals of computer design. (2)
	2. Basic organization of a von Neumann computer. (2)
	3. Instruction set design. (5)
	4. Addressing modes. (3)
	5. CPU implementation. (6)
	6. Interrupts. (3)
	7. The memory hierarchy 1: general design principles. (1)
	8. The memory hierarchy 2: the cache. (2)
	9. The memory hierarchy 3: main memory. (2)
	10. Virtual memory. (2)

Important events:
	Midterm exam:	October 16
	Project due:	November 13
	Final exam:	To be announced