CECE 204: Computer Organization

CECE 204: Computer Organization

Instructor

Dr. Ahmed Amer Shahin

Email: aashahin@zu.edu.eg

Lectures: Wednesday 11:30am – 1:30pm

Teaching Assistant

Eng. Nesma Mohamed

Email: nesma6155.mohamed@gmail.com

Tutorials: TBD

Prerequisites

Knowing the basic concepts of number representations and logic design are required. Prerequisite courses are CECE 102, and CECE 209.

Textbook

The textbook for this course is Computer Organization and Architecture: Designing for Performance, 10th Edition by William Stallings.

The following books are recommended for students:

• Computer Organization by Zvonko Vranesic, Safwat Zaky, Safwat Zaky, Zvonko G. Vranesic Carl Hamacher
• Computer Organization and Design by David A. Patterson, John L. Hennessy
• Computer System Architecture by M. Morris R. Mano

Course Description

An introduction to the fundamentals of computer organization and architecture such as interconnection between computer components, cache memory, CPU internal design, and performance measurements.

Topics

A tentative schedule of the topics is as follows:

• Chapter 1: Basic Concepts and Computer Evolution
  • Sections: 1.1, 1.2
• Chapter 2: Performance Issues
  • Sections: 2.3, 2.4, 2.6
• Chapter 3: A Top-Level View of Computer Function and Interconnection
  • Sections: 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4
• Chapter 4: Cache Memory
  • Sections: 4.1, 4.2, 4.3
• Chapter 12: Instruction Sets: Characteristics and Functions
  • Sections: 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 12.4, Appendix 12A
• Chapter 13: Instruction Sets: Addressing Modes and Formats
  • Sections: 13.1, 13.2, 13.3, 13.4, 13.5
• Chapter 20: Control Unit Operation
  • Sections: 20.1, 20.2, 20.3

Grading

Your final grade will be computed from the following components:

Participation 5pt

Assignments 15pt

Programming Assignments 5pt

Midterm Exam 15pt

Final Exam 60pt

Total Points 100pt

Attendance

You are expected to attend all classes. If you miss a class, you are responsible for getting the notes and any verbal information given during class from a fellow classmate.

Assignments

Assignments are graded not just on correctness (producing the correct output) — neatness counts. Here neatness means that your Assignment is well formatted and nicely presented.

If you cannot complete an assignment, you should still submit what you attempted. Partial credit will be given for reasonable effort. Late work will not be accepted.

You will be submitting your assignments to the teaching assistant.

Academic Integrity

We assume that any classwork (homework, project, etc) you submit is created by your own individual effort (or by group members’ efforts if groups are allowed).

Note that receiving help from your instructor or the teaching assistant does not violate this academic integrity policy.

Students who violate this academic integrity policy will receive a grade of 0 for that assignment. A second violation will also result in a reduction of 10pts from the student's grade. In the case where one student copies the program of another student, both students are considered to have violated this policy.