1. Computer Architecture Course Plan Spring 2010 Learn how a computer actually works Computer Engineering Faculty of Engineering University of Kurdistan ( Email : ghasem.mohammadi@gmail.com)

2. Course Instructor Course Content Ghasem Mohammadi (ghasem.mohammadi@gmail.com) (ceit.aut.ac.ir/~gmohamadi) Sections: 14-16 PM Sunday and Tuesday Location -E-402 Office Hours : E-405 10-12 Tuesday and by appt.

3. Grading Guidelines Grading Grading: Projects, Assignments, Exams  Homework20%  Attendance 10%  Midterm 30%  Final40% Homework: Solve the even number of problems Due at the beginning of the next class Minimum 80% attendance and minimum 60% TOTAL marks are necessary to clear the course.

4. References Books Book (Required) معماری کامپیوتر,تالیف:موریس مانو,ترجمه:دکتر قدرت الله سپیدنام,انتشارات خراسان Computer System Architecture M. Morris Mano, 3rd Edition, Prentice Hall, 1992. REFERENCES: Computer Organization and Design: The Hardware/Software Interface, Third Edition. David A. Patterson and John L. Hennessy, Morgan Kaufmann Publishers. The Verilog Hardware Description Language Thomas & Morby, 5th Edition, Kluwer Academic Publishers Check the course webpage for other materials and links

5. Course Content 3 different point of view(Computer Hardware) –Computer Organization (Chap 1 - 4) H/W components operation/connection –Computer Design (Chap 5 - 7) H/W Design/Implementation –Computer Architecture (Chap 8, 9, 11, 12) Structure and behavior of the computer as seen by the user Information format, Instruction set, memory addressing, CPU, I/O, Memory