MP002 - Computer Architecture

Contact us

Teacher: Rodolfo Jardim de Azevedo (Email)

Notices

Objectives

An introduction to architecture and computer organization. Technologies and historical perspective. Performance measures. Set of instructions. Memory. Arithmetic and logic units. Basic design of a processor. Pipeline. Memory hierarchy: cache and virtual memory. I / O devices.

Schedules

Saturdays from 8: 00-12: 00 in room 1.

Evaluation

Two tests will be held. The final grade will be the average of both.

Concept	Note
A	8,6-10,0
B	7,0-8,5
C	5,0-6,9
D	0,0-4,9

Exercises

• Chapter 2: 2.1 to 2.5; 2.10 to 1.13; 2.15 to 2.22; 2.32; 2.44
• Chapter 3: 3.1 to 3.6; 3.9; 3.12; 3.16; 3.20; 3.29; 3.30
• Chapter 4: 4.1 to 4.6; 4.13; 4.17; 4.21; 4.23; 4.25 to 4.28; 4.32; 4.33; 4.40; 4.41; 4.43; 4.44; 4.50; 4.53; 4.57
• Chapter 5: 5.1; 5.4; 5.5 to 5.15; 5.17; 5.18; 5.20; 5.21; 5.22; 5.26
• Chapter 6: 6.1; [6.11; 6.12; 6.13]; 6.21; 6.22
• Chapter 7: 7.7; 7.12; 7.27; 7.32
• Chapter 8: [8.1; 8.2]; 8.8

Jobs

Deliver all suggested exercises in chapters 6, 7 and 8.

Bibliography

• David A. Patterson and John L. Hennessy. Computer Organization Design, The Hardware / Software Interface. Morgan Kaufmann

Calendar

08/05	Introduction to Computer Architecture. Levels of abstraction and technologies (Chapter 1). Performance measures (Chapter 2). Machine Language (Chapter 3)
15/05	Machine Language (Chapter 3-cont). Logical and Arithmetic Unit (Chapter 4)
22/05	Datapath and Control (Chapter 5)
29/05	Try it now
05/06	Pipeline (Chapter 6)
12/06	Holiday
19/06	Memory Hierarchy (Chapter 7). Input and Output (Chapter 8)
26/06	Try it now