Course Details for A.Y. 2011/2012

The information on this page refer to the academic year 2011/2012. Therefore, several links are not available and data may be incomplete. To read the current information on the course, if it is still available, go to the university course catalogue . To read information relating other academic years, use the list at the bottom of this page.

A. Year:

2011/2012

Name:

Architettura degli Elaboratori con Laboratorio / Computer Architecture with Lab

Type:

Course

Basic information

Code:

F0035

Sector:

INF/01

Credits:

: 9 CFU (a)

Term:

1° semestre

Degree(s):

Laurea Base in Informatica 1° anno curriculum Generale Obbligatorio

Language:

Italian

Teacher(s):

Michele Flammini
Luca Forlizzi

Course Objectives

Knowledge of the computer architecture. Ability to analyze and devise combinatorial and sequential modules. Ability to individuate and dimension the fundamental computer components. Knowledge of the basic set of machine instructions and their execution modalities.

Course Content

Basic concepts: hardware, software, Von Neumann’s machine. Coding of characters, integer and real numbers. Integer and real numbers arithmetic.
Boole’s Algebra. Boolean functions and expressions. Minimization of boolean functions and Karnaugh’s maps. Analysis and synthesis of combinatorial networks. Fundamental operators and combinatorial modules.
Synchronous and asynchronous flip-flops. Registers and counters. Sequential networks: state diagrams and flow tables. Analysis and synthesis of synchronous sequential networks.
Machine and assembly languages. Instructions set and architectural models. RISC and CISC instructions sets. Addressing of data and control.
CPU: internal structure and components. Fetch and execute phases. Cabled and microprogrammed realization of the control unit. CPU performances. System bus: mechanical, electrical and logic-functional characteristics. Bus allocation.
O: interfacce, porte di I
Instructions and addressing techniques. How to code instructions.
Assembler language carachteristics.
Assembler programming techniques: integers, reals and floating point numbers. Fixed size and variable size arrays. Code fragmentation. Stack management. Interrupt. Arithmetic operations.

Prerequisites and Learning Activities

Ability to integrate classroom and homework study, ability to interact with the teacher during the class for originating discussion. Fundamentals of mathematics

Textbooks

Giacomo Bucci, Architettura e organizzazione dei calcolatori elettronici – Fondamenti , McGraw-Hill. 2005.
David A. Patterson, John L. Hennessy, Struttura e progetto dei calcolatori , Zanichelli. 2010. terza edizione Zanichelli condotta sulla quarta edizione americana

Course page updates

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Course information last updated on: 14 novembre 2011, 13:41