CSCI 274 - Computer Architecture

Date

Topic

  Feb. 3,

       Chapter 1-A Tour of Computer Systems

• Information Is Bits + Context , Number Systems; Programs Are Translated , Number Systems
• Processors Read and Interpret Instructions
• The Operating System Manages the Hardware
• Systems Communicate Using Networks

Feb 10- Feb 17

• Chapter 2  Manipulating Information
• Information Storage
• Integer Representations
• Integer Arithmetic, Floating Point

Feb 24 - Mar 3

• Chapter 3 : Machine Representation (chap3)
• Program Encodings ; Data Formats and Accessing Information
• Arithmetic, Logical Operations ; Control , Procedures , Array Allocation,
• Heterogeneous Data Structures, Pointers ;  Using the gdb Debugger,  Out-of-Bounds
•  Memory References , Buffer Overflow 

Mar 10

• Chapter 4:  Processor Architecture    (Chap4)      
• The Y86 Instruction Set Architecture
• Logic Design , the Hardware Control Language ; Sequential Y86 Implementations
• General Principles of Pipelining

Mar 17

• Preparation for Midterm Exam (Chap 1-4)

Mar 24

• Midterm Exam

Mar 31

• Chapter 5 Optimizing Program Performance Expressing Program Performance
• Eliminating Loop Inefficiencies ;Reducing Procedure Calls
•  Eliminating Unneeded Memory References

(Chapter 5 )

Apr 7

• Chapter 6  The Memory Hierarchy,   Virtual Memory
• Storage Technologies ; Locality ; The Memory Hierarchy
•  Cache Memories ; Writing Cache-friendly Code

 Chap6.pdf

Apr 21

• Chapter 7  Linking
• Compiler Drivers ;  Static Linking ;  Object Files ;
•  Relocatable Object Files ; Symbols and Symbol Tables

Chapter  7

Apr 28

• Chapter 8 Exceptions & Processes
• Processes ; System Call Error Handling ;
•  Process Control , Signals

 Read Chapter  8

May 5

• Preparation for the Final Exam

Prepare  Chapters  1- 8

May 12

• Final Exam (Chapter 1-8)