Computer Organization

Course Code:

COMP 206

Course Type:

Area Elective

P:

3

Lab:

0

Credits:

3

ECTS:

6

Course Language:

İngilizce

Course Objectives:

Acquaint students with basic concepts on which the stored program digital computer is formulated including the functional units of a computer (hardware), the flow (buses) and storage (memory management) of information, the representation and manipulation of numbers in binary octal and hexadecimal form, the Intel 80x86 architecture, assembly and machine language, Boolean Logic.

Course Content:

This course covers advanced topics in computer organization and architecture, latest developments in the computer hardware technologies, peripheral devices, computer arithmetic and assembly programming.

Course Methodology:

1: Anlatım, 2: Soru-Cevap, 3: Tartışma 4: Uygulama

Course Evaluation Methods:

A: Testing, B: Laboratory C: Homework D: Project

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Course Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes		Program Learning Outcomes	Teaching Methods			Assessment Methods
Information Systems graduates know the basic components of hardware and their logic of operation.	3,4,6			1,3,4	A,B,C
Information Systems graduates know how to develop applications in different hardware environments.	2,3,4,6			1,2,3,4	A,B,C,D
Information Systems graduates have the knowledge and the skills to solve the basic problems of information processing, within the framework of discrete mathematics	3,6			1,3,4	A,B,C
Knows different number systems and Boolean logic.	2,6			1,3,4	A,B,C
Knows the Intel x 86 architecture, machine language and assembly language in this environment.	3,6			1,3,4	A,B
Knows commonly occurring problems in hardware and operating systems and can perform maintenance.	9,6,3			1,2,3,4	A,B,C,D

Course Flow

COURSE CONTENT
Week	Topics	Study Materials
1	Introduction to Computer Systems, Computer System Structures and Architecture	ACM 111
2	Brief History of Computers, The Four Generations, Improvements in Chip Organization and Architecture, The Evolution of the Intel x86 Architecture. Amdahl’s Law	ACM 111
3	Computer Function and Interconnection with emphasis on interrupts, buses, various levels of caches, I/O buffers, controllers.	ACM 111
4	The Computer Motherboard and its constituent components.	ACM 111
5	Disassembling assembling components of a PC. Building a PC	Weeks 3,4
6	Peripheral units: Disk Drive Storage, Printers, Basic Networking	ACM 111
7	MIDTERM EXAMINATION
8	Portable Systems, Installing and Upgrading PC Components, Optimizing PC Performance and Preventative Maintenance	ACM 111
9	Hardware Troubleshooting, Operating System Installation, Software troubleshooting.	Operating Systems
10	Number systems and Base Transformation, Computer arithmetic, Memory Storage of integral and floating point numbers, Overflow and Underflow	MATH 171-2
11	The 80x86 chip and Assembler Language - The MOV and INT Instructions, Labels and Jumps.	ACM 221
12	Variables and Strings. Mathematical Operators	ACM 222
13	Laboratory on Computer arithmetic and Assembler Language	Weeks 11,12
14	Digital and Logical Circuits
15	REVIEW AND MIDTERM EXAMINATION

Recommended Sources

RECOMMENDED SOURCES
Textbook	Computer Organization and Architecture, Designing for Performance, Eighth Edition, William Stallings, Prentice Hall.
Additional Resources	A+ Complete Lab Manual, Third Edition; Donald R. Evans and Scott Johnson ISBN:0782142516 Computer Architecture, A Quantitative Approach, Fourth Edition, John L. Hennessy and David A. Patterson

Material Sharing

MATERIAL SHARING
Documents	Presentations and Laboratory Sheets
Assignments	Homework Sheets
Exams	Old exam questions are furnished

Assessment

ASSESSMENT
IN-TERM STUDIES	NUMBER	PERCENTAGE
Mid-terms	2	66
Quizzes	4	16
Assignment and Labwork	10	18
Total		100
CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE		40
CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE		60
Total		100

ECTS

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION
Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)	16	3	48
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	16	3	48
Mid-terms	2	2	4
Quizzes	4	1	4
Homework	10	3	30
Final examination	2 (Including reparation)	2	4
Total Work Load			138
Total Work Load / 25 (h)			5.52
ECTS Credit of the Course			6

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