Course Description:
An introduction to fundamental computer technologies, including Boolean logic design, logic circuits and devices, and basic computer hardware. A laboratory providing hands-on experience with electricity, combinational and sequential digital circuits, and computer hardware.Prerequisite:
- C or higher in CS 1428: Foundations of Computer Science I
Course Objectives:
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Describe how Boolean 1 and 0 are represented in digital circuits. |
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Convert numbers in different number systems. |
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Encode nonnumeric data. |
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Process negative integers in sign-magnitude and 2's-complement representation. |
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Describe functions of basic logic gates. |
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Use logic functions and diagrams to describe functions of combinational and sequential circuits. |
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Optimize logic functions with K-maps. |
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Design logic circuits using existing logic function/circuit blocks. |
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9. |
Describe the difference of Mealy and Moore state machines. |
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10. |
Describe how data is read from and written to a memory chip. |
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Understand how memory chip arrays are built. |
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Describe the main types of memory technology. |
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Understand how the basic arithmetic and logic units in an ALU are built. |
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Explain how instructions are composed and processed. |
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Describe a complete cycle of executing an instruction in ALU. |
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Explain the different addressing modes. |
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Explain the basic concepts of interrupts and I/O operations. |
Course Notes:
The course was deleted effective fall 2017. Relevant material from this course is offered in CS 2318 and CS 3339.
Section Info:
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3 hours lecture, 2 hours lab