COMPUTER SYSTEMS ORGANIZATION
Course Description
Organization and use of distributed computer systems. Basic concepts and
examples from microcomputers and networks, peripheral components, data
communications, and the organization of operating systems such as DOS and
UNIX. Extensive laboratory work. (4 s.h.)
Prerequisite:
CSCI 360 or Consent of the Department. Note: Prerequisite for
CSCI 360 is CSCI 230, 240 or 250, for each of which MATH 210 (Finite
Mathematics) or MATH 229 (Calculus I) is prerequisite.
Required Materials
1) "Computer Organization and Architecture, 2nd. Ed." by Linda Null &
Julia Lobur 2006, Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc.
2) "CSCI 463 Course Notebook" by the Department of Computer Science
3) Several (at least three) 3.5" diskettes
Final (Semester) Grade
The following is the policy that will determine your semester grade.
| Components: | Count | Grade weight |
| Assignments | 6-8 | 40% Total |
| Tests | 3-4 | 60% Total |
| Scales: |
| A 92% - 100% |
| B 84% - 91% |
| C 76% - 83% |
| D 68% - 75% |
For a passing grade (D or better), performance of 68% or better in each
component is required.
All assignments are due in class at the time specified for that assignment.
Be sure to include the following information on each assignment:
- Your Name (Last, First Middle Initial: Please, spell them)
- CSCI 463 / Section 03
- Your faculty's name / Your TA's name
- Assignment Number / Date Due
All assignments will be graded by the teaching assistant of your section. To
receive full credit for an assignment, all the requirements specified in the
assignment must be satisfied. For example, a program with no documentation or
with an error causing an ABEND will be assigned the grade of ZERO.
If you do not agree with the assigned grade, see your TA first to resolve the
matter. Late assignments will be accepted with 25% of the base points deducted
for each 24 hours past.
Attendance
You and you alone will be responsible for lectures, announcements, and handouts
made in the class. If you were absent, you should NOT expect your instructor or
your TA to repeat whatever you missed. No messages (e.g., phone or e-mail) will
either substitute your attendance of the class or excuse you for any makeup
test or late submission of any assignment.
Getting Assistance
To get assistance from your instructor or TAs, your MUST bring the following
materials with you:
- 1) Your notes of class lectures
- 2) a printed copy of your current source program together with your
diskette containing that program if a programming assignment is involved.