20 Points The interaction between computer hardware and software; instruction sets; memory
and disk hierarchy, caching and performance; traps and exceptions; performance of
compiled code.
B Semester
Co-ordinator(s) Lecturer(s)
Ben Stasiewicz
Shane Howearth
Please visit Moodle for their contact details.
Tuesday 4pm - 6pm K.G.06
Thursday 12noon - 1pm G.B.13
Friday 9am - 10am K.G.01
COMP200 Computer Systems or
COMP201 Computer Systems and one of
COMP204 Object Oriented Program Design or
COMP206 General Programming 2 or
COMP208 Programming with Data Structures or
COMP231 Software Engineering Development or
COMP241 Software Engineering Development
Patterson, David A. & Hennessy, John L., Computer Organization and Design: The Hardware/Software Interface, (3rd edition), Morgan Kaufmann.
Hwang, K., Advanced Computer Architecture, McGraw-Hill.
Class attendance is expected. The course notes provided are not comprehensive. Additional material will be covered in class. You are responsible for all material covered in class.
| 1/8/2008 | Assignment one due |
| 19/8/2008 | Test |
| 22/8/2008 | Assignment two due |
| 19/9/2008 | Assignment three due |
| 3/10/2008 | Assignment four due |
| 17/10/2008 | Assignment five due |
These dates are subject to change
| Final Exam | 50% |
| Assignment one | 5% |
| Assignment two | 5% |
| Assignment three | 5% |
| Assignment four | 5% |
| Assignment five | 10% |
| Test | 20% |
You must hand in your assignment by the due date. If you have not completed it, hand in what you have done so far. Individual extensions will not be given except for a medical certificate specifically referring to that item of assessment, documented by a medical certificate or counsellor's letter. In the unlikely event that technical problems arise which the instructor considers merits an extension, the due date for the assignment will be extended for the entire class.
Internal assessment/final examination ratio 1:1
An overall mark of 50% is required for a pass, with a minimum of 40% in the final exam and a minimum of 40% for coursework.
The course notes and handouts will be available on-line from the course web page
For this course, students have access to Labs 6 and 7.
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