SCMP 493.00 Computer Organization and Structure S21

Time: Mondays 5:00-6:00pm. Zoom Meeting

Description

A study of sequential and combinational logic, computer system components, hardwired and micro-programmed control units, memory organization, and RISC architecture. The course includes a major project in designing and implementing a microprogrammed computer using a logic simulator.

Text

Andrew S. Tanenbaum, Structured Computer Organization (6th Edition), Prentice Hall, 2012

References, Documents, Links

• Syllabus
• The Computer History Museum
• A simple computer
• The Mic-1
• Download LogiSim (You must have Java installed to use)
• CPU Demos
• Computer Architecture Simulation & Visualization
• Simulation of a processor in Java
• A history of processors
• FreeBSD Notes

Homework Assignments

1. History Assignment
2. Current Processors
3. Homework 3
4. Homework 4
5. Homework 5
6. Homework 6
7. Homework 7
8. Homework 8
9. Homework 9, (Appendix A)
10. Homework 10, (Appendix B)
11. Homework 11
12. Homework 12
13. Homework 13
14. Homework 14

Lab Assignments

1. Lab 1 – A simple computer.
2. Lab 2 – Programming the MIC-1.
3. Lab 3 – Logisim Introduction.
4. Lab 4 – Logisim Sub-circuits, Bundles, Debugging.
5. Lab 5 – Build a 12-bit ALU.
6. Lab 6 – Memory, Buses, and manual ALU operations.
7. Lab 7 – Basic Microcode control.
8. Lab 8 – Microcode with branching.
9. Lab 9 – Instruction decoding.
10. Lab 10 – A basic microprogrammed computer.
11. Lab 11 – A complete microprogrammed computer.
12. Lab 12 – Programming our microcoded computer in machine code.
13. Lab 13 – Presentation of processor enhancements.

cs.kenyon.edu/index.php/scmp-391-lab-12/(opens in a new tab)

Videos

1. Making of Intel Core i7
2. How Hard Drives Work
3. SSDs
4. How Flash Works

Course Slides

Chapter04-TheMicroarchitectureLevel.ppt(opens in a new tab)

Chapter04-TheMicroarchitectureLevel.ppt(opens in a new tab)

1. Chapter 1 Slides
2. Chapter 2 Slides
3. Chapter 3 Slides
4. Chapter 4 Slides
5. Chapter 5 Slides
6. Chapter 6 Slides
7. Chapter 8 Slides

Schedule

Week	Topic	Reading	Assignments Due
Feb 1	Introduction	Ch 1	HW 1 – History Write Up
Feb 8	A Simple Computer		Lab 1
Feb 15	Computer Systems Organization	Ch 2	HW 2 – Current Processors Homework, HW 3
Feb 22	Programming the MIC-1	Ch 2	HW 3
Mar 1	Digital Logic Level – Gates & Logic, Basic Logic Circuits Logisim Introduction	Ch 3.1-3.3	Lab 2, HW 4
Mar 8	Digital Logic Level – Memory, CPU Chips and Buses	Ch 3.4-3.6	Lab 3, HW 5
Mar 15	Digital Logic Level – Memory, CPU Chips and Buses	Ch 3.4-3.6	Lab 4, HW 6, HW 7
Mar 22	The Microarchitecture Level – Microinstructions	Ch 4.1-4.2	Lab 5, HW 8
Mar 29	The Microarchitecture Level – Example	Ch 4.3	Lab 6
Apr 5	Binary and Floating Numbers	Ch A, B	Lab 7, HW 9, HW 10
Apr 12	The Microarchitecture Level – Performance, data path, cache memory	Ch 4.4-4.5	Lab 8, HW 11
Apr 19	Virtual Memory	Ch 6	Lab 9, HW 12
Apr 26	On-chip parallelism	Ch 8	Lab 10, HW 13
May 3	Complete work		Lab 11, HW 14
May 10	Complete work		Lab 12, Lab 13
May 17 2:00-3:30	Final presentation of lab, each students presents for 30 minutes.