Computer Science 471:
Computer Architecture and Organization

Fall 2000

Current

• Exams are graded and course grades turned in. That's all, folks.

Syllabus

• Course description
• Administrative matters
• Requirements
  • Class participation
  • Problem sets
  • Examinations
  • Final Project
• Reading
• Schedule

Past

• Announcements, etc.
  • Here is a handy printable blank waterfall chart.
• Reading assignments and discussion topics, by class number: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
• Problem sets: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
• Enrichment links:
  • EDSAC simulator (includes photos and links)
  • Maurice Wilkes biography
  • Why is there floating point? Von Neumann was against it. Here are his (1946!) views on floating point, excerpted on pp. 312-313 of the text. The relevant part is section 5.3.
  • Click here for a Brief History of Microprogramming, which was invented by a familiar computing pioneer.
  • For another take on virtual memory, read The Paging Game.
  • For more information on the MIPS R10000 check out the chip homepage and the die photo.