Degree Program in Computer Network and System Administration

SAT1610 Computer & OS Architecture

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 3 Credits

Introduction to the fundamentals of computer organization, operating system architecture, PC/WS major subassemblies, PC and server configuration planning, power interfaces, system assembly/set-up, connection of peripherals, installing fundamental operating system software, system testing/debugging and planning and installation of application software portfolio. Credits: 3.0 Lec-Rec-Lab: (2-0-2) Semesters Offered: On Demand Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Major(s): Computer Network & System Administration.

SAT 1610 - Computer and OS Architecture
Fundamentals of computer organization, operating system architecture, PC/WS major subassemblies, PC and server configuration planning, power interfaces, system assembly/set-up, connection of peripherals, installing fundamental operating system software, system testing/debugging and planning and installation of application software portfolio.
Credits: 3.0
Lec-Rec-Lab: (2-0-2)
Semesters Offered: Fall
Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Major(s): Computer Network & System Admn

 

Structured Computer Organization

 Fifth Edition

Andrew S. Tanenbaum, Vrije Universiteit
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Pearson Prentice Hall
Copyright 2006.

 

Instructor:

week-by-week

 

Chapter 1 Introduction (week 1-3)

Appendix A - Binary Numbers (week 2)

Appendix B - Floating-point Numbers (week 3)

Lab 1: hardware and connectors

 

Chapter 2 Computer Systems Organization (week 4 - 6)

 

Midterm Review and Exam (week 7)

 

Chapter 3 The Digital Logic Level (week 8 - 10)

 

Chapter 4 The Microarchitecture Level (not on syllabi)

 

Chapter 5 The Instruction Set Architecture Level (week 11)

 

Chapter 6 The Operating System Machine Level (week 12 - 14)

 

Final Exam (week 15)

 

Chapter 7 The Assembly Language Level

 

Chapter 8 Parallel Computer Architectures

 

Chapter 9 Reading List and Bibliography

 

Alphabetical Bibliography

 

Appendix A Binary Numbers

Appedix B Floating-Point Numbers

Appendix C Assembly Language Programming

Index