Computer Architecture and Assembly Language

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY of KUWAIT

Division of Sciences and Engineering

CSIS 220 Computer Architecture and Assembly Language

Course Guide

1. Course Details

Level	Juniors
Prerequisites	CSIS 130 Computer Programming II
Lectures	UTR 12:00 a.m. – 12:50 a.m. (Section 1) UTR 01:00 a.m. – 01:50 a.m. (Section 2)
Room	A 102
AY / Semester	2009 – 2010 / Fall
Professor	Dr. I. Damaj
Contact Details	idamaj[@]auk.edu.kw - Remove the brackets [ ]
Course Detailed Site	http://moodle.auk.edu.kw
Professor's Website	http://academics.idamaj.net
Summary of Assessment Method	2 quizzes, pop quizzes, assignments, project and presentation, and a final exam
Text Book	Notes to be provided by the professor
Software Tools	MultiSim, Quartus II, Debug Assembler, SPIM Assembler
References	Digital Fundamentals with PLD Programming: 1/e © 2006 \| Prentice Hall ISBN-10: 0131701886, ISBN-13: 9780131701885. Thomas Floyd. Logic and Computer Design Fundamentals, 3rd edition updated, M. Morris Mano and Charles R. Kime, Prentice Hall, 2004. The INTEL Microprocessors: 8086/8088, 80186/80188, 80286, 80386, 80486, Pentium, Pentium Pro Processor, Pentium II, Pentium III, and Pentium 4: Architecture, Programming, and Interfacing. Barry B. Brey Prentice Hall, 2006. Computer Organization and Design: the Hardware/Software Interface, Third Edition, David A. Patterson and John L. Hennessy, Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 2004. Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach, Third Edition, Hennessy and Patterson, Morgan Kaufmann Publishers (Elsevier), 200 Carl Hamacher, Zvonko Vranesic, and Safwat Zaky, Computer Organization, Fifth Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2002.

2. Aims of the Course

The course starts by introducing logic design basic concepts and its mathematical foundation. Accordingly, a digital computer with a basic organization will be built at the register-transfer level. Hereon, the need for programming the computer arises; solutions will be discussed with emphasis on Assembly low-level language programming. The motivation behind moving into high-level languages will be reasoned about. Different computer architectures are then introduced. The course is concluded by introducing the interfacing of computers with devices of electromechanical nature. Tools used in this course include MultiSim, Quartus II, Debug assembler, and SPIM assembler.

3. Catalog Description

An introduction to digital computer hardware architecture and organization. Topics include digital logic, processor design, instruction sets, and system architecture. Programs written in assembly language will be used to gain hands-on experience with the underlying system architecture. Prerequisite: CSIS 130.

4. Student Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course the students will be able to:

a. Apply number system conversions, typically related to binary system.

b. Perform Boolean operations.

c. Design simple combinational logic circuits.

d. Describe the organization of an arithmetic logic unit.

e. Describe the organization of memory elements.

f. Describe a typical computer organization.

g. Compare different computer architectures, mainly CISC and RISC.

h. Translate simple high-level programs into Assembly Language.

i. Identify ways of interfacing electromechanical devices using computer ports.

5. Schedule

Details:	Topic	Chapter No.	Assessment
Weeks 1 – 5	Digital Computers and Information	1
Weeks 5 – 9	Combinational Logic Circuits and Design	2
Week 10	Sequential Circuits	3	Quiz I (Week 7)
Week 11	Basic Computer Organization	4
Week 11	Overview of Computer Architectures	5	Quiz II (Week 11)
Weeks 12 – 15	Microprocessors and Assembly Language	6
Weeks 15 – 16	Computer Interfacing Fundamentals	7	Project Due

6. Assessment of the Course

Attendance	%5
Pop quizzes, assignments, and project	%15
Quiz I	%20
Quiz II	%25
Final	%35

7. Announcements

[Jan 31, 2010] Your final grades are now posted on Banner. All the best...

[Jan 19, 2010] Topic 7 material is now complete on Moodle and appears as follows:

Chapter 7 Computer Interfacing FundamentalsPDF document
Term Paper Presentations: Thursday 14 January 2010 starting at 11:00 a.m.
Quiz II is scheduled on Sunday 17 January class time. Material include Chapters 3, 4, 5, and mainly chapter 6. The quiz is closed book. Bring a softcopy of the Intel instructionset tables on a flash memory.
Quiz II Grades

[Jan 10, 2010] Topic 6 material is now complete on Moodle and appears as follows:

6	Chapter 6 Microprocessor and Assembly LanguagePDF document Intel Instruction Set TablesPDF document In Classroom Assignment Quiz I MU and Pop Quiz II Grades

[Dec 20, 2009] Topic 5 material is now complete on Moodle and appears as follows:

Chapter 5 Overview of Computer Architectures document
Choose one of the following makeup sessions to attend (Room A102). Bring your term paper material for discussion. 1) Tuesday 15-Dec-2009 2:00 p.m. - 2:50 p.m. 2) Tuesday 15-Dec-2009 11:00 a.m. - 11:50 a.m.
Due to the change in New Hijri Year Holiday, the term paper deadline is extended till 17-Dec-2009 at 11:55 p.m.
A makeup quiz is scheduled on Tuesday 22-Dec-2009 at class time. The required material includes chapters 1 and 2.

[Dec 13, 2009] Topic 4 material is now complete on Moodle and appears as follows:

This topic4

Chapter 4 Basic Computer Organization

[Dec 9, 2009] Topic 3 material is now complete on Moodle and appears as follows:

3	Chapter 3 Sequential CircuitsPDF document CSIS 389 Presentations SchedulePDF document Term PaperAssignment Quiz 1 Grades

[Nov 27, 2009] Chapter 3 is posted.

[Nov 1, 2009] Topic 2 material is now complete on Moodle and appears as follows:

Chapter 2 Combinational Logic Circuits and DesignPDF document
Homework Set 4: Logic Gateszip archive
Homework Set 5: Boolean Algebra and MinimizationPDF document
Homework Set 6: Additional Exercises on Boolean Algebra and MinimizationPDF document
K-maps Minimizer (Link Provided by Abdullah Al-Shaikh)zip archive
R2: Reference Chapter - Your copy of the chapter is available on the S: drive under CSIS 220.
R3: Reference Chapter - Your copy of the chapter is available on the S: drive under CSIS 220.
Quiz I is on Sunday, November 8, class time.
Homework Set 7: Logic Design
R4, R5, and R6: Reference Chapters - Your copy of the chapters is available on the S: drive under CSIS 220.PDF document

[Oct 17, 2009] Chapter 2 is also available on the S: shared drive.

[Oct 17, 2009] Chapter 2 is posted.

[Oct 17, 2009] Topic 1 material is now complete on Moodle and appears as follows:

Chapter 1 Digital Computers and Information document
Homework Set 1: Number Systems - Solved Problems and Exercises document
Homework Set 2: Number Systems - Octal and Hexadecimal document
Homework Set 2: Number Systems - Octal and Hexadecimal:
The numbers you are responsible for are: 2-24, 2-25, 2-26, 2-27, 2.83 (1, 2 ,3 ,4 ,5 , 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15), 2.84 (1, 2), 2-31, 2.9, 2.9.3 (2 only).
R1: Reference Chapter - Your copy of the chapter is available on the S: drive under CSIS 220.
Homework Set 3: Number Systems

[Oct 1, 2009] Chapter 1 is also available on the S: shared drive.

[Oct 1, 2009] Chapter 1 is posted.

[Oct 1, 2009] The course guide and the "CSIS 220 At a Glance" documents are available on the S: shared drive...

[Oct 1, 2009] Please note that the complete site for this course is on Moodle...

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