Course Overview

This course introduce to the organization and architecture of computer systems. The course covers data representation, instruction sets, memory systems, input and output devices, processor architectures, and advanced architecture for multimedia computing.

Learning Achievement

1. Analyse computer data representation and manipulation, and the foundations of computer systems organization. 2. Illustrate the concept of the instruction set architecture and the tasks of memory, processor and advanced architecture. 3. Construct simple programming using assembly language. 4. Acquire information obtained from various resources on recent topics of specific architecture for multimedia technology

Competence

Course prerequisites

Lecture and Discussion, Co-operative and Collaborative Method, Demonstration, Problem Based Method.

Grading Philosophy

Test, Assignment, Final Examination

Course schedule

week 1, week2, etc.

Course type

Online Course Requirement

Instructor

Prof. Dr. Fuminori Kobayashi

Other information

Textbook: W. Stallings, Computer Organization and Architecture: Designing for Performance, 9th Edition, Pearson, 2011 2. D.A. Patterson, J.L. Hennessy, Computer Organization and Design: The Hardware/Software Interface, 5th Edition, Morgan Kaufmann, 2013

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