Overview

• Number Representation
  • e.g., 123 = 1 \times 10^2 + 2 \times 10^1 + 3 \times 10^0
• Integer Arithmetic
  • We’ll spend most of our time (~13 weeks) with integer arithmetic.
• Von Neumann Machine
  • aka: Harvard architecture machine
  • We won’t be learning about the Princeton architecture
• ISA (Instruction Set Architecture)
  • The assembly language for a particular CPU
    • e.g., MIPS, x86, ARM, etc.
  • We’ll be using MIPS in this class
• Addressing Modes
  • How you access (read/write) memory
  • Other names: RAM, RWM (Read Write Memory), Main Memory
  • e.g., x86 has 5—6 ways to access memory while MIPS has one.
• Assembly
• Arrays and Records
  • Arrays are homogeneous
  • Records are heterogeneous
• Subroutines and Macros
• Interrupts
• I/O Interfacing
• Communication

Grades

• 25%: Homework/Quizzes
  • Weekly quizzes on Friday (10—15 minutes)
  • Homework assigned Wednesday, due Friday
  • Usually due before start of class
• 30%: Projects (4x)
  • Usually due before start of class
• 20%: Midterm Exams (2x)
  • Midterm 1: Week 6, March 1
  • Midterm 2: Week 10, before Spring Break
• 25%: Final Exam

Resources

• SPIM, A MIPS32 simulator
• Computer Organization & Design MIPS Edition, Patterson & Hennessy (2021)