COSC 3406 - Computer Organization
Instructor: Osman
Abou-Rabia
e-mail: oabourabia@cs.laurentian.ca
Office: FA-376 Extension: 2339
Lecture:
Tuesday/Thursday 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM, Science 2B, Room FA-357
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Book: The Essentials of
Computer Organization and Architecture, Linda Null, Julia Lobur, Jones
& Bartlett Lerning, 3rd Edition, 2012.
For
all Course notes and assignments go to the appropriate course at:
www.d2l.laurentian.ca
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Evaluation Scheme:
Midterm Oct. 20, 2011
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30% |
| Final Exam |
50% |
Tentative Course Outline:
- Introduction to Computer Organization and Architecture
- Boolean Algebra and Digital Logic
- Introduction to a Simple Computer
- Instruction Set Architectues
- The memory Hierarchy
- System Software
- Operating Systems
- Assembler/Linker
- Compilers
- Interpreters
7. Alternative and Parallel Architectures