CSCI 370: Computer Architecture

CSCI 370: Computer Architecture
Fall 2024

Section	Days	Time	Room
01	M F	02:00 – 02:50 pm	Roddy 136
-	R	01:10 – 03:00 pm	-
02	M F	03:00 – 03:50 pm	Roddy 136
-	R	03:10 – 05:00 pm	-

Instructor
Gary M. Zoppetti, Ph.D.
Office: Roddy 134
Office Hours and Contact Info: cs.millersville.edu/~gzoppetti

Final
Section 01: Thu, 12/12; 10:15 — 12:15 pm
Section 02: Fri, 12/13; 10:15 — 12:15 pm

Syllabus and Assignments

Syllabus
Unless otherwise specified, a due date of X means the assignment is due by 11:59 pm on day X. Times are strictly enforced by the grading system, and there are NO grace days! Only the LATEST submission will be graded.
Reading
- Tour of Computer Systems (1)
- Representing and Manipulating Information (2)
- Machine-Level Representation of Programs (3)
- Processor Architecture (4.1 – 4.4)
- Memory Hierarchy (6.3 – 6.6)
Assignments
- Assignment 0: Layers (Intro); due Wed, 09/04. Assignment 0.
- Assignment 1: IAS (History, Assembly, Machine Code); due Thu, 09/12. Assignment 1.
- Assignment 2: Performance (Quantifying Performance); due Mon, 09/23. Assignment 2.
- Assignment 3: Exam 1 Review; due Mon, 09/30 (for discussion, not to submit). Assignment 3.
- Assignment 4: Data (Integer/FP Representations and Operations); due Wed, 10/16. Assignment 4.
- Assignment 5: Exam 2 Review; due Mon, 11/04 (for discussion, not to submit). Assignment 5.
- Assignment 6: Bomb (Assembly and Reverse Engineering); due Mon, 11/18. Assignment 6. Obtain my GDB init file.

Useful Links

Gary M. Zoppetti, Ph.D.