B261 Systems Architecture

Provisional Schedule

Note that the reading refers to

DA Patterson and JL Hennessy, Computer Organisation and Design mentioned on the reading list.
Schedule for System Archicture
Week starting... Topic Reading
13th January Introduction: outline of computer system and performance issues, basic definitions Chapts 1,2
20th January The instruction set of a computer Chapts 3.1-3.5
27nd January Lectures cancelled All of the above
3rd February Programming in MIPS Appendix A
10th Feburary Programming procedures Chapts 3.6-3.15
17th February READING WEEK All of the above
24th February Representing numbers and arithmetic Chapt 4
3rd March Computer Memory and Caches Chapts 7.1-7.2
10th March Virtual Memory Chapts 7.3-7.8
17th March Peripheral devices Chapt 8
24th March Revision H&P B-E

Schedule for System Archicture
Week starting...	Topic	Reading
13th January	Introduction: outline of computer system and performance issues, basic definitions	Chapts 1,2
20th January	The instruction set of a computer	Chapts 3.1-3.5
27nd January	Lectures cancelled	All of the above
3rd February	Programming in MIPS	Appendix A
10th Feburary	Programming procedures	Chapts 3.6-3.15
17th February	READING WEEK	All of the above
24th February	Representing numbers and arithmetic	Chapt 4
3rd March	Computer Memory and Caches	Chapts 7.1-7.2
10th March	Virtual Memory	Chapts 7.3-7.8
17th March	Peripheral devices	Chapt 8
24th March	Revision	H&P B-E

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