MCS-284: Computer Organization (Fall 2017)

Note: This web site will be modified as the semester progresses. You are responsible for all the updates made here, so please check this page often.

UPDATES:

- October 4th, 2017: important information regarding Project 2:

btest is a 32-bit executable. The datalab uses btest as test harness for checking the correctness of your bits.c file. Due to the way the program is written, it is not 64-bit safe. So if you find that your compiler gives errors when you run make, you should install 32-bit C library by issuing

    sudo apt-get install gcc-multilib g++-multilib

from the command line.

August 15th, 2017:

The lecture notes and corresponding examples will be posted on Moodle a few hours before the lecture.

All the projects are available now.

Midterm and Final exam preparation notes will be posted two weeks before the tests/exam on Moodle.

Course Information

Syllabus/Schedule/Archive

Instructor Information/Availability

Useful Resources

C Programming Style Guideline for your assignments

Projects:

Project 1: Making a Calendar ; start: Friday 9/15; due: Thursday 10/5, by the beginning of class
Writeup and handout files for Project 2: Manipulating Bits; start: Friday 10/6; due: Monday 10/30, by the beginning of class
Project 3: Defusing a Binary Bomb ; start: Tuesday 10/31; due: Monday 11/27, by the beginning of class

Lecture Notes (will be available on Moodle):

Lecture 1 available on Moodle
Lecture 2 available on Moodle
Lecture 3 available on Moodle
Lecture 4 available on Moodle
Lecture 5 available on Moodle
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Lecture 21 available on Moodle
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Lecture 23 available on Moodle
Lecture 24 available on Moodle
Lecture 25 available on Moodle

Examples covered in class:

primes1.c - this program prints all primes up to limit, where limit is an argument
primes2.c - updated from primes1.c
pointers.c - this program demonstrates pointers to various types
pre_VS_post_increment.c - this program demonstrates preincrement operator VS postincrement operator
prime_sieve.c - this program prints all primes up to limit, where limit is an argument; using the Sieve of Eratosthenes method
person.c - this program declares a structure called Person, and uses it

Test and Exam Preparations:

General information regarding the midterm
Midterm preparation sheet and other details are coming soon
General information regarding the final
Final preparation sheet and details are on Moodle