1. EET 4250: Microcomputer Architecture Fall 2009 William Acosta Email: william.acosta@utoledo.edu william.acosta@utoledo.edu URL: http://cset.sp.utoledo.edu/~wacosta/fall2009/eet4250

2. Introduction Instructor – William Acosta 1624 North Engineering william.acosta@utoledo.edu Office Hours: – Mon., Tues., & Thurs 2:00 – 3:30pm (except this week) – or by Appointment Lab Location: – North Engineering 2320 (for now…) 2EET 4250: Microcomputer Architecture

3. Topics Covered MIPS Instruction Set Architecture Assembly language programming Data representation Processor design – Memory hierarchy – Pipelining – Multi-processor & multi-core processors Operating Systems – Processes, threads, synchronization, deadlocks & cpu scheduling – Concurrent & distributed systems EET 4250: Microcomputer Architecture3

4. Prerequisites You should have a good background in C programming language and UNIX operating system commands Knowledge in digital logic fundamentals EET 4250: Microcomputer Architecture4

5. Resources Textbooks – Computer Organization and Design: The Hardware Software Interface Fourth edition by David A. Patterson and John L. Hennessy – Operating System Concepts Eighth edition by Abraham Silberschatz, Peter Baer Galvin, and Greg Gagne Course web page – http://cset.sp.utoledo.edu/~wacosta/fall2009/eet4250 http://cset.sp.utoledo.edu/~wacosta/fall2009/eet4250 EET 4250: Microcomputer Architecture5

6. Grade Breakdown Homework/Lab/Programming Assignments34% Quizzes5% Midterm 118% Midterm 218% Final Exam25% EET 4250: Microcomputer Architecture6

7. Grade Breakdown – Cont. EET 4250: Microcomputer Architecture7 >= 90%A >= 80% to < 90%B >= 70% to < 80%C >= 60% to < 70%D < 60%F

8. Attendance Policy Attendance is mandatory You are responsible for ALL class material Only UNAVOIDABLE absences will be excused EET 4250: Microcomputer Architecture8

9. Late Assignment Policy I will not accept any late work unless there is a reasonable excuse – Do not wait until the last minute to do your assignments EET 4250: Microcomputer Architecture9

10. Grading Policy Re-evaluating grades – Generally will only re-evaluate for arithmetic etc. errors. – Partial credit: NFL Video Review Penalty Principle Written statement indicating why & how many points you think you deserve If I agree, you will up to that many points If I disagree, I will take away that many points from your original score! EET 4250: Microcomputer Architecture10

11. Academic Integrity Don’t cheat! Collaboration is acceptable – You must acknowledge anyone with whom you collaborated – You must cite any external sources (books, papers, how-to's, etc.) used to complete an assignment – Failure to do so constitutes plagiarism EET 4250: Microcomputer Architecture11

12. Miscellaneous NO CELL PHONES – Texting, checking email, making/receiving calls etc. – If you absolutely need to receive a call, inform me before class starts Accessibility – I will adhere to the university’s policy on accessibility EET 4250: Microcomputer Architecture12

13. Acknowledgements This course organization and policy rules were adopted from the following people: – Prof. Carla Ellis @ Duke – Prof. Amin Vahdat @ UCSD – Prof. Surendar Chandra @ Notre Dame. EET 4250: Microcomputer Architecture13

14. Assignment Read Chapter 1 (Patterson & Hennessy) Read Chapter 2.1 – 2.8 (Patterson & Hennessy) Review your assembly language EET 4250: Microcomputer Architecture14