Dr. Baruch Zoltan Francisc
Professor

Structure of Computer Systems

Calendar of the Lectures (2011/2012)


No.

Week

Topic

Documentation

1 20.02-24.02 Introduction. Performance Metrics

2 27.02-02.03 Benchmark Programs. Amdahl's Law
3 05.03-09.03 Arithmetic-Logic Unit. Addition. Multiplication
4 12.03-16.03 Multiplication (cntd.). Division
5 19.03-23.03 Floating-Point Numbers and Operations
6 26.03-30.03 Memory Systems. Memory Hierarchy. Memory Types. Semiconductor Main Memory
7 02.04-06.04 Mid-Term Exam
8 09.04-13.04 Parameters of DRAM Memories. Technologies for DRAM memories
9 16.04-20.04 ---
10 23.04-27.04 Interleaved Memory. Associative Memory. Cache Memory
11 30.04-04.05 Virtual Memory
12 07.05-11.05 Pipeline Systems
13 14.05-18.05 RISC Architectures
14 21.05-25.05 Advanced Architectures


Resources for the Lectures

Benchmark Programs (Structure of Computer Systems, U. T. PRES, Cluj-Napoca, 2002,
ISBN 973-8335-44-2)
SSCE-Benchmark.pdf

Problems for the "Performance Metrics" Chapter (Structure of Computer Systems,
U. T. PRES, Cluj-Napoca, 2002, ISBN 973-8335-44-2)
SSCE-Ch1-Problems.pdf

Shift-and-Add Multiplication (Structure of Computer Systems, U. T. PRES, Cluj-Napoca, 2002,
ISBN 973-8335-44-2)
SSCE-Shift-Mult.pdf

Restoring Division. Nonrestoring Division (Structure of Computer Systems, U. T. PRES,
Cluj-Napoca, 2002, ISBN 973-8335-44-2)
SSCE-Basic-Division.pdf

Floating-Point Representation (Structure of Computer Systems, U. T. PRES, Cluj-Napoca,
2002, ISBN 973-8335-44-2)
SSCE-FP-Repres.pdf

Historical Considerations for Computer Arithmetic (The Pentium FDIV Bug; The Pentium II Math Bug; The Ariane 5 Failure)
History-ALU.pdf

Problems for the "Arithmetic-Logic Unit" Chapter (Structure of Computer Systems,
U. T. PRES, Cluj-Napoca, 2002, ISBN 973-8335-44-2)
SSCE-Ch3-Problems.pdf

SDRAM (Structure of Computer Systems, U. T. PRES, Cluj-Napoca, 2002, ISBN 973-8335-44-2)
SSCE-SDRAM.pdf

DDR SDRAM (Structure of Computer Systems, U. T. PRES, Cluj-Napoca, 2002,
ISBN 973-8335-44-2)
SSCE-DDR-SDRAM.pdf

Problems for the "Memory Systems" Chapter (Structure of Computer Systems,
U. T. PRES, Cluj-Napoca, 2002, ISBN 973-8335-44-2)
SSCE-Ch4-Problems.pdf



Updated: May 22, 2012