Kennesaw State University

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Fall 2006

CS 8421 Computing Systems

Dr. Ken Hoganson

 

 

 

 

Course Description:

This is the first course in a two-course sequence covering computing systems.  The sequence will cover computer architecture, computer organization, performance enhancements, operating systems, networking, and data communications.

 

This first course (CS 8421) will focus on computer organization and architecture, and performance enhancements, and will include an introduction to operating systems. Topics will include basic digital logic, assembly language, architecture layers, buses, memory organization, CPU design, RISC, cache, pipelines, parallel computing.

 

This course will be taught as a hybrid-course - where some class meeting times will be used for project work and three previously recorded lectures will be viewed, a simulation system will be utilized, and a programming project using Java threads will be the final exam project.

This course will include the downloadable lecture formats for use with iPODs and PDAs.

Prerequisites:

Program Admission

 

Textbook:

 

Instructor:

Dr. Hoganson

Office:

Clendennin 3033

Email Address:

khoganso@kennesaw.edu

Phone:

770-499-3402

Office Hours:

See faculty home page

 

 

Fax Number:

770-423-6731

Website Address:

http://science.kennesaw.edu/~khoganso

 

 

Course Objectives:

·        Introduction with depth of coverage, of computer organization and architecture

·        Introduction to operating systems

·        Learn about the architecture of a modern computer in terms of layers of machines

·        Learn about some specific contemporary architectures

·        Learn about parallel computing

Learning Outcomes:

·        As a result of completing this course, students will understand how and why computers work the way that they do, to understand differences between computer systems, and be able to make informed comparative evaluations between computing systems.  Students will be able to analyze and evaluate computer architectures using logic and analytical methods.


 

 

 

Attendance Policy:

Concepts and ideas discussed in one class are used as building blocks for more concepts and ideas in the next class, so classes should not be viewed out of sequence. Students may attend on-campus in class, may attend live but at a distance, and may watch the archived lectures. 

 

Withdrawal Policy:

Ceasing to attend class or oral notice thereof DOES NOT constitute official withdrawal and will result in the rendering of a grade of “F” for the class.  Students wishing to withdrawal after the scheduled change period (add/drop) must obtain and complete a withdrawal form from the Academic Services Department in the Registrar’s Office.

 

Enrollment  Policy:

Only those students who are enrolled in the class may attend lectures, view recorded lectures, receive assignments, take quizzes and exams, and receive a grade in the class. 

 

Electronic Devices

In order to minimize the level of distraction, all beepers and cellular phones must be on quiet mode during “in-class” meetings. Students who wish to use a computer/PDA for note taking need prior approval of the instructor since key clicks and other noises can distract other students.

 

 

Student Email and Web Account Access:

KSU uses a central authentication server that will allow one username and password to be used by all KSU users to access an increasing variety of applications (email, WebCT etc.) This unified network identification is referred to as your "NetID". The source for university-provided email and web space for students is located at http://students.kennesaw.edu . Students have access to this system once they have established their NetID. This system will provide email service through a web based interface, FTP and SFTP.

How to Activate your NetID:
To activate your NetID go to http://netid.kennesaw.edu and click on the "Sign up Now!" link. You will be asked to provide information to verify your identity and set your password. This password will only be for NetID enabled applications.

How to Look Up a NetID:
After you have activated your NetID, you can look up other users by logging into http://netid.kennesaw.edu and clicking on Directory Search.

How to Send Email:
For student email, your NetID in combination with the new email address would look like netid@students.kennesaw.edu .

Web Address:
For student web address, your NETID in combination with the new server address would look like http://students.kennesaw.edu/~netid.

If you have problems please call the Service Desk at ext. 6999 or e-mail service@kennesaw.edu .

Computing in the Information Age Scholarship (CIAS)
Funded by the National Science Foundation, the Computing in the Information Age Scholarship (http://cias.kennesaw.edu) may be available for the first time to graduate computer science students.  The scholarship provides selected $1,500 per semester based on financial aid need. The purpose of the scholarship is to increase retention in the computing sciences by providing aid to high-achieving students with financial need, and involving them in scholarly activities with CSIS faculty.

 

Tentative 2006 Course Schedule: Subject to change

Week

Dates

Topic

Chapters

 1

Aug 26

Introduction/overview

 

 

Overview & Background

Chap 1&2

2

 

Labor Day Break

Number Systems & Conversions

 

Appendix B

3

 

Overall Computer System – components and interconnection

Chap 3

4

5

 

Digital Logic and Boolean Algebra

Appendix A

6

 

Cache Memory

Chap 4

7

 

Internal Memory

Chap 5

8

 

I/O Devices and Access

Chap 6&7

9

 

Review for Midterm

MIDTERM

 

10

 

Introduction to Operating Systems

Chap 8

11

 

Instruction Sets, ALU operations

Chap 10

12

 

CPU Internal Structure

Chap 12

13

 

RISC/CISC Pipelining

Chap 13

14

 

 
Control Unit
Fall Break

Chap 16

15

 

Parallel Computer Architectures and Speedup, Amdahl's Law: Single Process Speedup, Parallel Computing Architectures

Supplemental Material

Chap 18

16

 

 
Various Topics -TBD
Last Class Day: Review for Final Exam

 

 

 

Special Dates:

 

Holidays/No Class

 

Last day to withdrawal without penalty

 

Last day of class

 

Final Exam

 

 

Class Format: Lecture & discussion, with lab assignments.  Lectures will be recorded and available for review throughout the semester

 

Lecture Notes: on class web site

 

Assignments: on class web site

 

Project Requirements: on class web site

 

Additional Resources: assembler resources will be on the class web site

 

 

Computer Labs:

 

Please be aware of and follow all computer lab user policies.

Burruss Building

The labs on the fourth floor of the Burruss Building are open 7 days each week as follows:

M-Th 7:45am - 11pm
Friday 7:45am - 5pm
Sat 10am - 6pm
Sun noon - 8pm

The Burruss labs are open most holidays. Be prepared to show your current student ID card upon entering the lab. The telephone number of the Burruss Building lab is 770-423-6110.

 

Science and Mathematics Building

The lab in SC 228 of the Science and Mathematics Building is open as follows:

M-Th 10am - 9pm
Fri & Sat 10am - 3pm
Sun closed

The telephone number of the Science and Mathematics Building lab is 770-499-3351.

 

 

Owl Printing System

 


Effective Fall Semester, 2001 (9/13), the OwlPrint system (student network printing/copying solution) will be in place in the KSU library as well as all the open labs and lab/electronic classroom combinations across campus.  

 
Students must have an OwlPrint card to use printing/copying services.  While in a classroom situation, faculty/staff will use their department OwlPrint cards to give student access to the printer/copier. Students will not be required to use their own personal OwlPrint card for any printing while in a classroom setting.

 

Assessment:

 

 

 

Midterm Exam

45%

Homework

10%

Final Exam

45%

 

Grade Evaluation

 

 

 

A

90% - 100%

B

75% - 89%

C

60% - 74%

F

59% or below

 

Academic Integrity Statement:

 

Every KSU student is responsible for upholding the provisions of the Student Code of Conduct, as published in the Undergraduate and Graduate Catalogs.  Section II of the Student Code of Conduct addresses the University's policy on academic honesty, including provisions regarding plagiarism and cheating, unauthorized access to University materials, misrepresentation/falsification of University records or academic work, malicious removal, retention, or destruction of library materials, malicious/intentional misuse of computer facilities and/or services, and misuse of student identification cards.   Incidents of alleged academic misconduct will be handled through the established procedures of the University Judiciary Program, which includes either an "informal" resolution by a faculty member, resulting in a grade adjustment, or a formal hearing procedure, which may subject a student to the Code of Conduct's minimum one semester suspension requirement.

 

Students are encouraged to study together and to work together on class assignments and lab exercises; however, the provisions of the STUDENT CONDUCT REGULATIONS, II. Academic Honesty, KSC Undergraduate Catalog will be strictly enforced in this class.

 

Frequently students will be provided with “take-home” exams or exercises.  It is the student’s responsibility to ensure they fully understand to what extent they may collaborate or discuss content with other students.  No exam work may be performed with the assistance of others or outside material unless specifically instructed as permissible.  If an exam or assignment is designated “no outside assistance” this includes, but is not limited to, peers, books, publications, the Internet and the WWW.  If a student is instructed to provide citations for sources, proper use of citation support is expected.  Additional information can be found at the following locations. 

 

http://www.apa.org/journals/webref.html

http://www.lib.duke.edu/libguide/citing.htm

http://bailiwick.lib.uiowa.edu/journalism/cite.html

http://www.cas.usf.edu/english/walker/papers/copyright/ipdummie.html

 

 

APA Documenting Examples:

 

When any portion of another author's work is used, whether it be from a course textbook or outside work, including the World Wide Web, in whole, in part, or paraphrased, that work must be cited. Proper citation formats are provided on the reverse of this document. Failure to do so can result in Academic Misconduct Proceedings.
Acceptable Reference Formats (from North and Blade, 1998 (see below) reprinted with permission)

 

There are two components to a proper citation: the text citation and the reference or endnote. The text citation will usually consist of the author's or authors' last name(s) and the year of the publication. The endnote citation will read as follows:

 

Books

(Author. Date. Book Title. Publication Data.)

 

A reference for a single-author book:

 

North, M. M. (1996). Virtual reality technology. New York: Best Press.

 

A reference for a multi-author book:

 

North, M. M. & Blade, R. A. (1998). How to build skills for research. Colorado Springs: IPI Press.

 

Journals

(Author. Date. Article Title. Journal Title. Publication Data.)

 

Journal Reference

 

Kelly, F. G. (1997). Networking made efficient. Journal of Computer Networking. 45(3), 54-61.

 

(Here is an article in Volume 45, Issue 3, spanning pages 54-61)

 

Conference Proceeding

 

Vanner, F. D. (1996). A survey of medical issues using virtual reality. Proceedings of the Virtual Reality Medical Technology. 119-132. Nice, France.

 

 

 

 

 

APA Documenting Examples Continued:

 

 

World Wide Web (from http://www.apa.org/books/pubmant.html):

 

(Author. Date. Page Title. Publishing Information. Retrieval Date. WWW URL)

 

Entire site no specific page

 

Kidspsych is a wonderful interactive Web site for children (http://www.kidspsych.org).

 

No reference entry is needed.

 

 

Citing Specific Documents on a Web Site:

 

American Psychological Association. (1995, September 15). APA public policy action alert: Legislation would affect grant recipients [Announcement]. Washington, DC: Author. Retrieved January 25, 1996, from the World Wide Web: http://www.apa.org/ppo/istook.html

 

An independent document (no author identified): 1

 

Electronic reference formats recommended by the American Psychological Association. (2000, August 22). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. Retrieved August 29, 2000, from the World Wide Web: http://www.apa.org/journals/webref.html

 

If the primary author is not available for the body citation, the first key word is to be used (Electronic, 2000).

 

 

STUDENT EVALUATION OF COURSE:


A standard questionnaire (described below) will be administered during the last two weeks of the semester in all classes. Additional questions developed by the college or instructor(s) may be included as well. It is important that each student provide meaningful feedback to the instructor(s) so that changes can be made in the course to continually improve its effectiveness. We value student feedback about the course, our teaching styles, and course materials, so as to improve our teaching and your learning. At a minimum, the following two questions will be asked: 1) Identify the aspects of the course that most contributed to your learning (include examples of specific materials, exercises and/or the faculty member's
approach to teaching and mentoring), and 2) Identify the aspects of the course, if any, that might be improved (include examples of specific materials, exercises and/or the faculty member's approach to teaching and mentoring).

 

Acquiring Final Grades:

 

In an effort to better utilize our technology resources, Kennesaw State University has instituted the reporting of end of term grades by phone. This is in addition to the web version of grades, which has been in effect for several terms. All Spring Semester 2001 term students may call 770-420-4315 and select Option Number 4 to secure their end of term grades. With this new development, printed grade reports will not be mailed at the end of the term. Students needing verification of grades or enrollment should request either an official transcript or an enrollment verification through the Office of the Registrar.

 

Acknowledgement and Acceptance of Academic Honest Statement

 

In any academic community, certain standards and ethical behavior are required to ensure the unhindered pursuit of knowledge and the free exchange of ideas.  Academic honesty means that you respect the right of other individuals to express their views and opinions, and that you, as a student, not engage in plagiarism, cheating, illegal access, misuse or destruction of college property, or falsification of college records or academic work.

 

As a member of the Kennesaw State University academic community you are expected to adhere to these ethical standards.  You are expected to read, understand and follow the code of conduct as outlined in the KSU graduate and undergraduate catalogs.  You need to be aware that if you are found guilty of violating these standards you will be subject to certain penalties as outlined in the college judiciary procedures.  These penalties include permanent expulsion from KSU.

 

Read the Academic Honesty Statement and then sign and date in the space below.  You are required to abide by these ethical standards while you are a student at KSU.  Your signature indicates that you understand the ethical standards expected of you in this academic community, and that you understand the consequences of violating these standards.

 

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