Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE COM3076 0 + 0 0 0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction English
Course Level Graduate Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
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Goals The main aim of the course is to give students a good understanding of the computer they are using so that they can use it more efficiently.
Course Content processor, bus, memory, harddisk, instruction formats
Learning Outcomes 1) Defines computer components
2) Lists memory referencing techniques.
3) Uses the concept of interrupts.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Introduction Lecture

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2. Week Computer evolution Lecture

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3. Week Computer function and interconnection Lecture

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4. Week Cache memory Lecture

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5. Week Internal/External Memory Lecture

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6. Week Input/Output Lecture

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7. Week Operating System Support Lecture

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8. Week Midterm I Lecture

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9. Week Instruction Sets: Functions Lecture

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10. Week Instruction Sets: Addressing modes Lecture

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11. Week Processor structure and function Lecture

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12. Week Midterm II Lecture

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13. Week Parallel Processing Lecture

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14. Week Review, Lab Exam Lecture

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Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Computer Organization and Architecture, William Stallings, 9th Edition, Prentice Hall, 2012

ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 3
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 2
Homework 2 15
Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice , Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice) 4 10
Midterm Exam 2 2
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 2 8
Final Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 20
Total Workload
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ECTS Credit of the Course
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  • ECTS credits and course workload