Session 1 2018
Faculty of Business, Justice and Behavioural Sciences
School of Computing and Mathematics
Internal Mode
Welcome to a new session of study at Charles Sturt University. Please refer to the University’s Acknowledgement of Country (http://student.csu.edu.au/study/acknowledgement-of-country).
Consultation procedures
Any questions concerning the teaching of this subject can be made by contacting your Subject Lecturer.
Email is the best option. Please send a brief message regarding the issue and include the subject name and subject code in your email ? it really helps to know which class you belong to, before I respond to your query. If your query is urgent then meet with your respective Course Coordinator at Level 4, 30 Church Lane.
Class times and location
General Timetable as below will be available at the following website before the start of 201830 semester, which can be accessed on any Mobile Phone or IPAD:
If you cannot contact your Subject Coordinator, please contact your teaching team using the contact details and consultation procedures provided on your Interact2 subject site.
What is your subject about? A brief overview
This subject provides an understanding of the function and design of the various computer system components necessary to process information digitally. It develops knowledge of computer hardware, and computer organisation and architecture, and their relationship to software performance. It develops skills in computing and analysing digital systems. Different trends in computing systems are introduced as well.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, you should:
be able to demonstrate and appropriately use computer organisation and architecture terminologies;
be able to apply an understanding of data representations and calculations to practical situations;
be able to apply Boolean algebra and digital logic to design and interpret complex digital
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be able to investigate the internal operation of the Central Processing Unit (CPU) and describe how it is used to execute instructions;
be able to investigate and describe in detail the essential elements of computer organisation including internal bus, memory, Input/Output ( I/O) organisations and interfacing standards and discuss how these elements function;
be able to discuss various programming tools available and their relationship to the architecture;
be able to investigate, evaluate and communicate general trends in computing technologies including examples of leading edge developments.
Pass Requirements
A student must obtain at least 50% in both the examination and the total mark in order to pass this subject.
Additionally you must obtain a mark of at least 18 out of 20 in order to pass the Plagiarism Quiz. Failure in this quiz will automatically lead to a fail grade for the subject irrespective of the marks obtained in all other assessments.
To be eligible for the grade AA or AE you must have submitted all assessment items in the subject, including the final exam. If you choose not to complete an assessment item or do not sit the final exam then you will not be granted an AA or an AE grade.
Key Subjects
Passing a key subject is one of the indicators of satisfactory academic progress through your course. You must pass the key subjects in your course at no more than two attempts. The first time you fail a key subject you will be 'at risk' of exclusion; if you fail a second time you will be excluded from the course.
The Academic Progress Policy (https://policy.csu.edu.au/view.current.php?id=00250) sets out the requirements and procedures for satisfactory academic progress, for the exclusion of students who fail to progress satisfactorily and for the termination of enrolment for students who fail to complete in the maximum allowed time.
Assumed knowledge
Academic integrity means acting with honesty, fairness and responsibility, and involves observing and maintaining ethical standards in all aspects of academic work. This subject assumes that you understand what constitutes plagiarism, cheating and collusion. If you are a new student we expect you to complete the modules called Academic Integrity at CSU (https://interact2.csu.edu.au/webapps/blackboard/execute/courseMain?course_id=_16412_1&task=true
Prescribed Text
Null, L., & Lobur, J. (2014). The Essentials of Computer Organization and Architecture (4th ed). Massachusetts, USA: Jones & Bartlett Learning. ISBN: 1284045617 ISBN-13: 9781284045611
Other Resources for this subject:
Lecture notes are posted in the Resources of the subject Interact site.
Tutorials are posted in the Resources of the subject Interact site.
Online Quizzes will be available in the Test Centre of the subject Interact site.
Required software and their links are available in the subject Interact site.
Students are advised to take part in the discussions of Forum in Interact.
Additional materials will be provided by the coordinator.
Dictionaries: There are a number of dictionaries on computing in the library as well as at the URLs below, which may help you understand some of the jargon used in information technology.
http://www.webopedia.com
http://whatis.com
http://netdictionary.com
http://dir.yahoo.com/reference/dictionaries/subject
Newspapers, journals and magazines: There are many publications available which will provide articles of interest to you. It is suggested that each week you read at least one such article. There are computer/IT supplements in the prominent daily newspapers. There is a multitude of computing magazines for sale in the local news agency and many organizations subscribe to relevant journals.
The textbooks required for each of your enrolled subjects can also be found via the Student Portal Textbooks (http://student.csu.edu.au/study/study-essentials/textbooks) page.
Subject and Assessment Schedule
Schedule
Session
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Week
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Topics
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Week
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Commencing
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Introduction to Computers
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1
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26/02/2018
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Topic 1. Introduction
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1.1
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Overview
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1.2
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Computer Components
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2
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05/03/2018
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1.3 An Example System
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1.4
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Standards Organizations
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1.5
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Historical Development
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1.6
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The Computer Level Hierarchy
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1.8 The Von Neumann Model
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Topic 2. Data Representation
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3
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12/03/2018
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2.1
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Introduction
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2.2
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Positional Numbering Systems
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2.3
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Converting Between Bases
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2.4
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Signed Integer Representation
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Topic 2. Data Representation (Continue)
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4
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19/03/2018
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Recall
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2.5
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Floating Point Representation
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2.6
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Character Codes
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Topic 3. Digital Logic
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5
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26/03/2018
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3.1
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Introduction
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3.2 Boolean Algebra
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3.3
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Logic Gates
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Notes
Reading: Resource is available in the Interact
Plagiarism Quiz Opens
Assessment item 2: PeerWise due on 23/03/2018 11:59 pm AEDT
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Topic 3. Digital Logic (Continue)
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3.5
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Combinational
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6
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02/04/2018
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Circuits
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3.6
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Sequential
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Circuits
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3.7
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Designing
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Circuits
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Assignment 1: Data Representation & Digital Logic due on 08/04/2018 11:59 pm AEST
09 Apr – 20 Apr
2018
Mid Session Break
7 23/04/2018
8 30/04/2018
9 07/05/2018
10 14/05/2018
11
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21/05/2018
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12
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28/05/2018
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Topic 4. A simple Computer 4.1 Introduction
4.2 CPU Basics and Organisation
4.3 The Bus
4.4 Clocks
4.5 The Input/Output Subsystem
4.6 Memory Organisation & Addressing
4.7 Interrupts
4.8 MARIE
Topic 4. A simple Computer (Continue)
4.8 MARIE (repeat)
4.9 Instruction Processing
4.10 A simple programming
Topic 5. A Closer Look at Instruction
Set
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Instruction Formats
5.3 Instruction Types
5.4 Addressing
Topic 6. Memory
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Types of Memory
6.3 The memory hierarchy
6.4 Cache memory (Exclude 6.4.4,
6.4.6, 6.4.7)
6.5 Virtual Memory (Exclude 6.5.3,
6.5.6)
Topic 7. Input/Output and Storage
Systems
7.1 introduction
7.2 I/O and Performance
7.3 Amdahl's Law
7.4 I/O Architecture
Topic 8. System Software
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Operating Systems
8.3 Protected Environments
8.4 Programming Tools
8.5 Java
Assignment 2: MARIE & ISA due on 13/05/2018 11:59 pm AEST
Plagiarism Quiz due on 13 May 2018 11:59 pm AEST
Online Quiz due on 03/06/2018 11:59 pm AEST
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2018
Subject Content
The subject will cover the following topics:
Historical overview of computing systems.
Data representation.
Boolean algebra and digital logic design.
Basic organisation of computers.
Computer memory.
Input/output and storage systems.
Instruction set architecture.
System software.
Trends in computing technologies.
Subject Delivery
Class/tutorial times and location
If you are enrolled in an internal offering of this subject, your class times can be found at Timetable @ CSU (http://timetable.csu.edu.au). If you are enrolled in the online offering of the subject, this timetable will not apply. Find out how to use Timetable @ CSU via the Student Portal Class Timetable (http://student.csu.edu.au/study/study-essentials/timetable) page.
Learning, teaching and support strategies
All of your subject materials are available on the Interact site under the Topics link in the left hand side menu. I suggest that for each topic you read the learning objectives carefully, read the overview, have a quick skim of the text and then watch the interactive tutorial. Once you have got a feel for what the topic is about try and make a good set of notes under each of the topic review questions in that topic. These questions have been designed to give you focus in the topic, so it really helps to prepare a useful set of answers to them.
In this subject there are also lots of opportunities for you to engage with me, with your peers and with the subject. I will be holding 12 face to face classes where we can discuss content issues and assessment items. As part of your assessment in this subject, you are required to work alone for all the assessment items.
It is helpful to have a small task to complete early in the session, so that you have a focus in the subject from the very first day, and so I have set a small assessment item in week 4, as part of your assessment. If you don?t complete the assessment, I may contact you by phone or email to have a chat about study and if there are any issues that I can help with.
The study guide and/or subject materials for this subject have been written specifically to guide you through the sections (and questions) of the prescribed textbook relevant to each topic.
You should check the Interact Site at least weekly for postings, announcements, lecture information and other resources that will assist your studies or additional information and resources vital to your success in the subject.
Studying at university does not mean studying alone. Take advantage of collective wisdom and post your questions to the subject forum.
Use the subject schedule to plan your studies over the session.
Overall, please try to follow the flowchart below. This is a guideline only, you may engage in better
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Information on effective time management is available on the CSU Learning Support website via the following link: http://student.csu.edu.au
You can also contact an adviser through Student Central on the following number:
1800 275 278 (or +61 2 6933 7507 from outside Australia).
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