The course is included in these curricula and study modules
- It 2001 - 2004 - Computer hardware
- Media technology 2001 - 2004 - Computer and network technology
Level/category
Teaching language
Swedish
Type of course
Compulsory
Recommended year of study
3
Total number of ECTS
3 cr
Competency aims
Tö give the students a basic knowledge of the architecture of a computer system
Learning outcomes
-analyse in detail the concept "architecture of a computer"
-present data in different representation formats
-describe the architecture and characteristics of the MIPS processor
-describe the memory hierarchy in a computer
-explain in detail the I/O handling and the interrupt mechanism in MIPS
-outline the HW-SW interface
Course contents
Representation of data and programs
The architecture for MIPS and its instruction set
MIPS assembler
Interupts and the I/O handling
The building blocks for the MIPS processor
The memory system
The HW-SW interface
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Computers and Computer Networks, Digital Technology, C - language 1.
Previous course names
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Recommended or required reading
Brorsson, M: Datorsystem, program- och maskinvara, Studentlitteratur, Lund, 1999, ISBN 91-44-01137-7
Comer Douglas E.: Essentials of Computer Architecture, Pearson Education, Inc.,New Jersey 2005
Stallings William: Computer Organization and Architecture,Sixth Edition,Pearson Education, Inc.,New Jersey 2003
Study activities
- Lectures
- Exercises
- Individual work
Workload
- Total workload of the course: 0 hours
- Of which autonomous studies: 0 hours
- Of which scheduled studies: 0 hours
Mode of Delivery
Participation in tuition
Assessment methods
Written tests
Examiner
Blomqvist Karl
Group size
No limit
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