CSCI 463-01 System Architecture
Fall 2008 Schedule - Tentative & Subject to Change
DateTopicReading   DateTopicReading   DateTopicReading
Aug. 25Introduction
Data
Ch. 2   Aug. 27CharactersCh. 2   Aug. 29Integers
Math
Ch. 2
Sept. 1No ClassCh. 2   Sept. 3Floating-pointCh. 2   Sept. 5Floating-pointCh. 2
Sept. 8Data Storage
& Transfer
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Ch. 2   Sept. 10History Ch. 1   Sept. 12History Ch. 1
Sept. 15Transistors
& Gates
Ch. 3   Sept. 17Boolean Rules Ch. 3   Sept. 19Boolean Rules Ch. 3
Sept. 22Logic CircuitsCh. 3   Sept. 24Logic CircuitsCh. 3   Sept. 26Electronic MathWeb
Sept. 29Micro-
architecture
CPU
Ch. 4   Oct. 01Micro-
architecture
CPU
Ch. 4   Oct. 03Test 
Oct. 06Instruction Set
Architecture
Ch. 5
Web
  Oct. 08ISA Address
 Modes
Ch. 5
Web
  Oct. 10ISA Address
 Modes
Ch. 5
Web
Oct. 13SimulatorCh. 4
Web
  Oct. 15SimulatorCh. 4
Web
  Oct. 17MemoryCh. 6
Web
Oct. 20MemoryCh. 6
Web
  Oct. 22CachingCh. 6
Web
  Oct. 24CachingCh. 6
Web
Oct. 27CachingWeb
  Oct. 29Secondary
Storage
Ch. 7
Web
  Oct. 31Secondary
Storage
Ch. 7
Web
Nov. 03Secondary
Storage
Ch. 7
Web
  Nov. 05BusesCh. 7
Web
  Nov. 07BusesCh. 7
Web
Nov. 10BusesCh. 7
Web
  Nov. 12Virtual MemoryCh. 6
Web
  Nov. 14Test 
Nov. 17Virtual MemoryCh. 6
Web
  Nov. 19Virtual MemoryCh. 6
Web
  Nov. 21Filesystems/OSCh. 9
Web
Nov. 24Filesystems/OSCh. 9
Web
  Nov. 26Thanskgiving
No class
  Nov. 28Thanskgiving
No class
Dec. 01Parallel
Systems
Ch. 9
Web
  Dec. 03Parallel
Systems
Ch. 9
Web
  Dec. 05ReviewCh. 9
Web
Dec 08
463-01 Final
10-11:50 AM