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Intro: FIT1001 Computer Systems S1 2006 1

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FIT1001- Computer Systems

Unit Introduction


Outline

• Introduction / Communications– Unit Administrator / Tutors / Responsibilities

• Materials / Textbook and Software • Unit Structure

– Weekly Structure / Internal Timetable

• Assessment Requirements• Assessment Policy• Unit Objectives• Final


Introduction / Communications

• Unit Advisor / Lecturer– Name– Room / phone / email etc

• Unit Tutors– Name(s)

• Responsibilities – Students

> Review the reading material before a lecture

> Attend all lectures and tutorials

> Participate in discussions

> Begin assignments well in advanced of the due date

> Submit assignments on time and as requested

> Seek assistance if you are having difficulties



– Unit advisors / Lecturer> Deliver unit material via lectures / tutorials

> Provide guidance on subject matter

> Provide timely feedback on tutorial and assessment tasks

> Provide assistance to students having difficulties



• MUSO– What is it?– What is available?

> Unit information– A fuller version of this presentation

> Study Guides

> Tutorials

> Assignment specifications

> Software downloads

> Newsgroups / discussion areas

> Additional support material


Materials / Textbook and Software

• Study Guide – 12 Study Guides

> Learning objectives / guided reading

> Clarifying / supporting information

• Reader– Additional reading

> The Reader is required reading (as directed from each Study Guides)



• Textbook– Computer Organization and Architecture

Authors: L Null and J. Lobur

Publisher: Jones and Bartlett

2003

ISBN: 0-7637-0444-X

• Supplementary textbooks– Can be used as additional

support material by students– Reader extracts derived from these

textbooks



• Software– Various software simulators

and tools will be used in this unit (see the unit website for details)


Unit Structure

• Weekly schedule– 27/02/06 SG 1: Introduction to Computer Systems – 06/03/06 SG 2: Data Representation and Computer Arithmetic– 13/03/06 SG 3: Overview of Boolean Algebra and Digital Logic– 20/03/06 SG 4: CPU Internal Bus Organisation– 27/03/06 SG 5: Introduction to Instruction Set Architecture– 03/04/06 SG 6: Computer Program Execution Concepts– 10/04/06 SG 7: Computer Memory Components and Organisation– Mid Semester Break– 24/04/06 SG 8: Input/Output Organisation and Standards– 01/05/06 SG 9: Introduction to Operating Systems– 08/05/06 SG 10: File Systems Features and Formats– 15/05/06 SG 11: User Interfaces– 22/05/06 SG 12: Introduction to System Software– 29/05/06 Revision– 05/06/06 Exams Begin


Unit Structure

• Internal timetable– Lectures

> Day / time / location / duration

– Tutorials > Day / time / location / duration


Assessment Requirements

• Assessment breakdown– Assignments 30% – Class test (approx Week 8) - 10%– Exam 60%

• Assessment formula– min (A+10, E+10, E*R+A*(1–R))

> A = overall assignment and test percentage

> E = examination percentage

> R = exam weighting (0.6)


Assessment Requirements

• Assessment breakdown– Four assignments: total 30%

> Assignment 1, 5%, due Friday 17th March

> Assignment 2, 10%, due Friday 31st March

> Assignment 3, 10%, due Friday 14th April

> Assignment 4, 5%, due Monday 22nd May

– Class test (approx Week 8) - 10%– Exam 60%


Assessment Policy

• Assessment formula– min (A+10, E+10, E*R+A*(1–R))

> A = overall assignment and test percentage

> E = examination percentage

> R = exam weighting (0.6)

• Assessment formula example– A = 70, E = 63, R = .6 min (A+10, E+10, E*R+A*(1–R)) =

min (70+10, 73+10, 62*.6+70*(1–.6)) =

min (80, 73, 73*.6+70*(.4)) =

min (80, 73, 43.8 + 28) =

min (80, 73, 71.8) = 72


Assessment Policy

• Important to note– The assignment and class test combined percentage must be

>= 40% – The exam percentage must be >= 40% – Points 1 and 2 cannot occur in the same instance if a student

wishes to pass the unit

• Why use a formula?– To encourage consistent performance in both assignments

and exam– The exam is supervised in a controlled environment, the

assignments are not


Unit Objectives

• This unit has the following objectives:– Understand basic computer structure and operation and demonstrate use of

the associated vocabulary;– Demonstrate an understanding of the concepts of data representation,

computer arithmetic and Boolean algebra using appropriate methods of implementation;

– Demonstrate detailed knowledge of internal bus, memory, I/O organisations and interfacing standards;

– Describe the internal operation of the CPU and explain how it is used to execute instructions;

– Differentiate between machine language and assembly language and write assembly language programs to solve simple problems;

– Demonstrate an understanding of the basics of operating systems software using examples from File Systems, User Interfaces and Software Development Tools;

– Identify factors that affect computer performance;– Use various simulators to demonstrate the operation of simple computer

architectures;


Final

• Finally– Read all relevant material before the lecture– Read ALL instructions carefully

> Be pro-active – query something if you are not sure

– Ensure that all requirements are done (especially on assessment tasks!)

> Ask questions in advance

• Plan carefully – It is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to plan and study!

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