IS 8030

Integrated Computing Environments

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Dr. Hoganson, Fall 2000

Course grades for Spring 2001 GRADES

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Survey of computer architecture and operating system foundations and principles, laying a foundation for a comparative study of computer system organization, architecture and operating systems. Descriptive and comparative analysis of contemporary architectures, including distributed and parallel processing systems.

The course is NOT a compressed version of undergraduate architecture and OS courses. Rather, the sailent and key concepts will be emphasised in an attempt to provide an coherent and integrated understanding of computer systems. This understanding will then form the basis for considering the engineering and design tradeoffs that differentiate computer systems and architectures. This foundation will also form the basis for developing an understanding of how client-server systems, parallel architectures and programming, and distributed systems seek to leverage design alternatives and technology constraints to advantage.

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IS 8030 SYLLABUS

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STUDENT RESEARCH AND PRESENTATIONS

Students will be required to research and present on two current computing platform issues, with powerpoint presentations that will be linked from the class web page.

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SELECTED NOTES
I am experimenting with putting some of my lecture notes on the web, and hope to eventually have much of the material on the web. I cannot retype all of my notes and redraw dozens of diagrams in this one semester. So please be positive and see it as a half-full cup, rather than a half-empty cup. There is NO requirement that I put ANY notes online, so regard what gets up there as a plus.
STUDENT PRESENTATION PAGES - ROUND 2
TEST STUDY NOTES/TOPIC LIST