taught by Dr. Ken Williams
Computer Science department of North Carolina A&T State University
This course explores the design
of computer systems and their architectures. Topics include central processing
unit architecture, microcode, system interconnections, memory systems,
input/output systems, interrupt handling, peripherals and communications
networks
Syllabus Textbook CPU Design Hints
Slides
an Introduction to Architecture
History of Computers Additional information
Assembler Language Additional
information
More on busses and virtual memory
Example assembler programs to compute the gcd
Source code for assembler examples shown in class
Information on Microsoft Visual C++
Microcode Animation
Microcode worksheet solutions
Microcode Examples
Notes on the Powers
of 2
Notes on Metric Prefixes
Notes on Byte Ordering