Computer Architecture and Organization

Course title

Code

F18L1S003

Study programme

Organizer of the study programme (unit, institute, department)

Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering

Degree level (first, second, third cycle)

First cycle

Academic year / semester

2 / Summer

Number of ECTS credits

Teacher

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Prerequisites for enrolling in the course

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10.

Course objectives (competences)

Understanding the main parts of computer architectures, internal organization, performance evaluation of individual parts and the computer system in whole.

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Course content

(1) Introduction to Computer Systems. Overview of computer architectures and computational structures. Capacity and performance of computer systems. (2) Number systems. Machine representation of numbers. Accessories. SM, RC, DC systems Arithmetic algorithms. Codes. Hamming distance and codes. Compression. Floating point numbers. (2) Boolean algebra, switching functions, logical gates, combinational circuits, minimization of circuits. Analysis and design of frequency circuits. (1) Organization of the arithmetic-logical device. Computer Arithmetic. Types of addressing. Translating and launching a program. Instruction formats. MIPS. Processing instructions and operations. (2) Processor, basic implementation, control unit, operations over data paths. (1) Flow-flow techniques, front-view, multifunctional units. Parallelism. Conflicts. Termination, software, hardware (2) Memory hierarchy. Cache memory. Virtual memory. TLB (1) Using the main memory. Types of RAM. Parameters of memory systems. Typical memory organizations. (1) Storage and other I / O devices. Drives, flash memory (1) Multi-core, multiprocessor cluster systems, multi-threaded work, superscalarity, types of parallelism, GPUs, network topologies for multi-processor systems

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Learning methods

Lectures supported by slide presentations, interactive lectures, exercises (using equipment and

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Total available time

6 ECTS x 30 hours = 180 hours

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Distribution of the available time

30 + 45 + 15 + 15 + 75 = 180 hours

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Forms of teaching activities

15.1.	Lectures – theoretical teaching	30 hours
15.2.	Exercises (laboratory, auditory), seminars, team work	45 hours

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Other forms of activities

16.1.	Project assignments	15 hours
16.2.	Individual assignments	15 hours
16.3.	Home study	75 hours

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Grading

17.1.	Tests	10 points
17.2.	Seminar paper / project (presentation: written and oral)	15 points
17.3.	Activity and participation	10 points
17.4.	Final exam	70 points

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Grading criteria (points / grade)

up to 50 points	5 (five) (F)
from 51 to 60 points	6 (six) (E)
from 61 to 70 points	7 (seven) (D)
from 71 to 80 points	8 (eight) (C)
from 81 to 90 points	9 (nine) (B)
from 91 to 100 points	10 (ten) (A)

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Requirements for signature and taking the final exam

15.1 and 15.2

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Language of instruction

Macedonian and English

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Method of monitoring teaching quality

internal evaluation and survey mechanism

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Literature

22.1.	Required literature No. Author Title Publisher Year
22.2.	Additional literature No. Author Title Publisher Year