Key words
Objectives
A walk through computersystems
Topics
A general description of microprocessors and microprocessorsystems (buses,
memories, I/O-interfacing), referring to the most recent processors of Intel
and Motorola. Other topics covered: pipelining, virtual memory management,
virtual I/O-instructions, parallel processing and RISC-architectures,
FDD-drives, HDD-drives, CD-ROM, interfacing technologies (IDE, SCSI, PCMCI,
AGP, PCI, serial and parallel ports, keyboard), graphical adaptors and
network adaptors.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of informatics and electronics of the candidatures)
Final Objectives
Materials used
Teacher's course + textbook (Structurized Computer Architecture, A.S.
Tanenbaum)
Study costs
Study guidance
Teaching Methods
Lectures + hands-on exercises
Assessment
Oral examination (57÷) + exercises (43÷)
Lecturer(s)
Peter VEELAERT
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