Course aims:

• Firstly it provides students with the theoretical elements necessary to understand the basic concepts regarding the architecture and functioning of personal computers.
• Secondly, it allows for the development of practical skills regarding the use of hardware and software resources, through laboratory applications.
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Course Entry Requirements:

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Course contents:

A. Numbering systems B. Assembly Language C. Architecture types D. IBM-PC compatible hardware

Teaching methods:

Lecture, Power Point presentations, conversation, exemplification.

Learning outcomes:

Designing, selecting, and interconnecting hardware components and designing the hardware/software interface to create a computing system that meets functional, performance, energy consumption, cost, and other specific goals.

Learning outcomes verification and assessment criteria:

Written paper – final evaluation – 50%; continuous assessment Laboratory activities portfolio – 50%.

Recommended reading:

• Andrew S. Tanenbaum, Structured Computer Organization (5th Edition)., Prentice Hall, -, 2005, -.
• Jeff Duntemann., Assembly Language Step-by-step (2nd Edition), Programming with DOS and Linux, Wiley, 2000, -.
• http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~fussell/courses/cs352h/lectures/Lecture_1.pdf, -, -, -, -, -.