Spring 2012

Class Hours: Wed. 6-8:45 PM
Class Location: MOLN 130

Syllabus

• Syllabus CS 355 (PDF)

Schedule

• Wed. Jan 18: First class
• Wed. Feb 8: Assembly Presentations
• Wed. Feb 22: Exam 1 - no calculators
• Fri. March 9: Last day to drop
• March 11-17: Spring Break - no class!
• Wed. March 21: Peripheral Presentations
• Wed. April 4: Exam 2 - no calculators
• Wed. May 2: Energy Efficiency Presentations and Papers due
• Wed. May 9 5:45-7:45: Final Exam (Exam 3) - no calculators

Lecture Notes (MS Word)

• Performance: Read Chapter 1.4
• Security
• Multicore: Read Chapter 7 - 7.8
• Energy Efficiency
• Interfaces: Read Chapter 6.6
• Interface Interconnection: Busses: Read Chapter 6.5-6.6
• Disk & File Systems: Read Chapter 6-6.4, 6.9
• Cache: Read Chapter 5-5.3, 5.8-5.9
• Pipelines: Read Chapter 4.5-4.8
• Processor: Read Chapter 4-4.4
• Introduction: Read Chapter 1 except 1.4, 1.7-1.8

Presentation Info

• Energy Efficiency Paper and Presentation
• Assembly Presentations
• Peripheral Presentations
• Presentation Grading Rubric