Computer Architecture Unit
“A
computer is like an Old Testament God, with a lot of rules and no mercy.”
–Joseph Campbell
All assignments are in Canvas
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Topics and Resources |
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M 11/24 |
M 11/24 |
M 11/24 |
M 11/24 |
Explain the key
idea behind stored-program computers Describe the
internal architecture of a simple computer Simulate the
fetch-decode-execute cycle for a simple computer architecture Podcast - Computer
Architecture Basics (11 min) |
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T 11/25 |
T 11/25 |
T 11/25 |
T 12/2 |
Encode and decode
instructions for a simple computer into binary Describe the
difference between immediate and direct addressing Read, understand,
and modify simple machine language programs for a very simple computer |
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W 11/26 |
W 11/26 |
W 11/26 |
W 11/26 |
No
academic work |
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T 12/2 |
T 12/2 |
W 12/3 |
W 12/3 |
Work on lab |
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W 12/3 |
W 12/3 |
Th 12/4 |
Th 12/4 |
Debrief Lab 3-1 Describe simple
assembly language and its relationship to machine language |
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Th 12/4 |
Th 12/4 |
F 12/5 |
F 12/5 |
Work on lab |
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F 12/5 |
M 12/8 |
M 12/8 |
M 12/8 |
Finish lab 3-2 |
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T 12/9 |
T 12/9 |
T 12/9 |
T 12/9 |
Debrief lab 3-2 Describe a slightly
more complex computer architecture Podcast - From SSC
to Pep/8 (8 min) Podcast - Running Pep/8 (3 min) add3.pep program for the lab |
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W 12/10 |
W 12/10 |
W 12/10 |
Th 12/11 |
Work on labs |
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Th 12/11 |
Th 12/11 |
Th 12/11 |
F 12/12 |
Work on labs |
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F 12/12 |
F 12/12 |
M 12/15 |
M 12/15 |
Finish Lab 3-3 |
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M 12/15 |
M 12/15 |
T 12/16 |
T 12/16 |
Debrief Lab 3-2 Text: Chapter 6.1-3 for L1 Assignment Work on labs |
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T 12/16 |
T 12/16 |
W 12/17 |
W 12/17 |
Debrief Lab 3-3 Work on labs |
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W 12/17 |
Th 12/18 |
Th 12/18 |
Th 12/18 |
Review for quiz Midyear Intro for H
block |
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F 12/19 |
F 12/19 |
F 12/19 |
F 12/19 |
Debrief Lab 3-4 Work on Labs |
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M 12/22 |
M 12/22 |
M 12/22 |
T 12/23 |
Architecture
Quiz |
More Resources for this Unit…
Pep/8 Download – available for
Windows, Mac and Linux! The lab machines
use version 8.1.3, latest as of August 2014
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