ECTS - Computer Architecture and Organization

Computer Architecture and Organization (CMPE331) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Computer Architecture and Organization CMPE331 5. Semester 3 0 0 3 7
Pre-requisite Course(s)
EE203
Course Language English
Course Type Compulsory Departmental Courses
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Course Assistants
Course Objectives This course is designed to teach fundamental units of computer systems including memory, CPU and I/O units
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Describe structure of a computer system
  • Explain how units of a computer system work together
  • Recognize memory organization and its usage in computer systems
  • Use basics of internal data representation for data manipulation
  • Experiment with low level programming
  • Compare the performance of different computer architectures
  • Develop assembly programs to better understand internal workings of a computer system
Course Content Computer components, Von Neumann architecture, instruction execution, interrupts, bus structure and interconnection of components, memory: internal memory, cache and virtual memory, external memories. CPU: ALU, floating point arithmetic, instruction sets, addressing modes and formats; control unit: hardwired and micro-programmed control units;

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Overview of Computer System Chapter 1 (main text)
2 Representing and Manipulating Information Chapter 2
3 Machine-Level Representation of Programs Chapter 3
4 The Y86 Instruction Set Architecture Chapter 4.1
5 Overview of Logic Design and the Hardware Control Language (HCL) Chapter 4.2
6 A Sequential Implementation Chapter 4.3
7 General Principles of Pipelining. Pipelined Implementations Chapter 4.4
8 Storage Technologies. The Memory Hierarchy. Locality Chapter 6.1-2
9 Cache Memories Chapter 6.3
10 Writing Cache-Friendly Code Chapter 6.4
11 Physical and Virtual Addressing. Address Spaces. Chapter 10.1
12 VM as a Tool for Caching. VM as a Tool for Memory Management. VM as a Tool for Memory Protection. Chapter 10.2-3
13 Address Translation. Memory Mapping. Dynamic Memory Allocation. Garbage Collection. Chapter 10.4
14 System-Level I/O Chapter 11
15 Review
16 Review

Sources

Course Book 1. Randal E. Bryant and David R. O'Hallaron, Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective, International Edition, Pearson Higher Education, Second Edtion, 2011
Other Sources 2. William Stallings, “Computer Organization and Architecture: Designing for Performance”, 7/E, Prentice Hall, 2010, ISBN-10: 0135064171, ISBN-13: 9780135064177
3. David A. Patterson , John L. Hennessy, Computer organization and design (2nd ed.): the hardware/software interface, Morgan Kaufmann Publishers Inc., San Francisco, CA, 1998
4. Tanenbaum, Structured Computer Organization, 5/E, Prentice Hall, 2006, ISBN-10: 0131485210, ISBN-13: 9780131485211
5. Douglas E. Comer, Essentials of Computer Architecture: International Edition, Pearson Higher Education, 2005, ISBN-10: 0131964267, ISBN-13: 9780131964266
6. Nick Carter, Schaum's Outline of Computer Architecture 1st Edition (2002), ISBN: 9780071362078

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 2 60
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 40
Toplam 3 100
Percentage of Semester Work 60
Percentage of Final Work 40
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Has adequate knowledge in mathematics, science, and computer engineering-specific subjects; uses theoretical and practical knowledge in these areas to solve complex engineering problems. X
2 Identifies, defines, formulates, and solves complex engineering problems; selects and applies appropriate analysis and modeling methods for this purpose.
3 Designs a complex system, process, device, or product to meet specific requirements under realistic constraints and conditions; applies modern design methods for this purpose.
4 Develops, selects, and uses modern techniques and tools necessary for the analysis and solution of complex problems encountered in computer engineering applications; uses information technologies effectively.
5 Designs experiments, conducts experiments, collects data, analyzes and interprets results for the investigation of complex engineering problems or research topics specific to the discipline of computer engineering.
6 Works effectively in disciplinary and multidisciplinary teams; gains the ability to work individually.
7 Communicates effectively in Turkish, both orally and in writing; writes effective reports and understands written reports, prepares design and production reports, makes effective presentations, gives and receives clear and understandable instructions.
8 Knows at least one foreign language; writes effective reports and understands written reports, prepares design and production reports, makes effective presentations, gives and receives clear and understandable instructions.
9 Has awareness of the necessity of lifelong learning; accesses information, follows developments in science and technology, and continuously improves oneself.
10 Acts in accordance with ethical principles and has awareness of professional and ethical responsibility.
11 Has knowledge about the standards used in computer engineering applications.
12 Has knowledge about workplace practices such as project management, risk management, and change management.
13 Gains awareness about entrepreneurship and innovation.
14 Has knowledge about sustainable development.
15 Has knowledge about the health, environmental, and safety impacts of computer engineering applications in universal and societal dimensions and the contemporary issues reflected in the field of engineering.
16 Gains awareness of the legal consequences of engineering solutions.
17 Analyzes, designs, and expresses numerical computation and digital representation systems. X
18 Uses programming languages and appropriate computer engineering concepts to solve computational problems. X

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 16 3 48
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 2 25 50
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 30 30
Total Workload 176