The course is included in these curricula and study modules
- Information- and mediatechnology 2009 (information technology) - Network master
- Information- and mediatechnology 2010 (information technology) - Network master
- Information- and mediatechnology 2011 (information technology) - Computer systems basics
- Information- and mediatechnology 2012 (information technology) - Computer systems basics
Level/category
Teaching language
Swedish
Type of course
Compulsory
Cycle/level of course
First
Recommended year of study
1
Total number of ECTS
5 cr
Competency aims
The aim of the course is that the student gets
basic knowledge in
- computer architecture
- the operating system of a computer
- the network interface of a computer
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student is expected
to be able to describe
- the architecture and characteristics of
processors
- the memory hierarchy in computers
- parallelism and pipelining in computer systems
- the operating system of a computer
- the network interface of computers and access
networks
- different parts of a network and their
functionality
- how the internet works and is built
Course contents
- Representation of data and programs
- Architecture, characteristics, and instruction
set of processors
- Memory systems
- Serial and parallel I/O
- Parallel processor architectures and pipelining
- Operating system
- Network interface of a computer and access
networks
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Computers and digital technology
Previous course names
2007, Computer Architecture and Assembly Language
Additional information
Exercises to hand in have deadlines
Recommended or required reading
Tanenbaum, A. S., Structured Computer
Organization, Fifth Edition, Pearson Prentice
Hall, 2006.
Study material published in Arcada Intranet and on
the web, see the home page of the course
Study activities
- Lectures - 40 hours
- Individual- and group instruction - 20 hours
- Practical exercises - 20 hours
- Individual studies - 53 hours
Workload
- Total workload of the course: 133 hours
- Of which autonomous studies: 133 hours
- Of which scheduled studies: 0 hours
Mode of Delivery
Multiform education
Assessment methods
- Exams (written-, oral-, home-)
- Computer exercises and theoretical exercises
Assessment requirements
Final exam and exercises must be approved.
Exercises are approved when at least half of the
maxumum score for exercises are obtained. In the
course mark the final exam has the weight 2/3 and
the exercises have the weight 1/3.
Teacher
Forss Thomas
Examiner
Westerlund Magnus
Home page of the course
Group size
No limit
Assignments valid until
12 months after course has ended
The timetable of the course
Våren 2013
Assessment methods
- 2013-05-17 - Exams
- 2013-05-17 - Other assignments