Spring
2003 Semester, All Sections
© 2002 Charles Abzug
Announcements and Record of Updates:
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01 May
2003: Notice
of Tutorial/Review Session scheduled for this afternoon.
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· 11 Mar 2003: Posted answers/solutions to the questions of all six quizzes (printed copies had previously been either distributed in class or left in the box outside my office door): Quiz-1, Quiz-2, Quiz-3, Quiz-4, Quiz-5, and Quiz-6.
· 07 Mar 2003: Posted a second set of slides covering the material covered following that of the first slide set.
· 07 Mar 2003: REMINDER: Mid-Term exam has been rescheduled for class time on Wednesday, 19 Mar 2003. Majority of content of Mid-Term will be very similar to the questions that appeared on the six quizzes that we had so far, so be sure you are thoroughly familiar with the answer sheets that were given out for all the quizzes (Answers to Quiz-1, Quiz-2, Quiz-3, Quiz-4, Quiz-5, Quiz-6). Area of coverage includes classes through Monday, 17 Mar 2003, and all readings due through that date.
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Please also see Vinny’s note .regarding the lab kits.
Also, repeat of the announcement made in class last week: Due date for the fourth
homework assignment has been changed and is now this coming
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Course-Related Documents:
Course Map — NOTE that links are provided in this document to several subsidiary documents conveying the detailed weekly assignments.
Framework for Group Projects (not ready yet)
Assignment of Student Numbers for Group Projects (not ready yet)
Textbooks and Required Materials
Tutorial
on the Representation of Numbers in Digital Computers, and on Digital Integer
Arithmetic -
Tutorial
on Status Flags, and on the Emulation of Different Arithmetic Representations
using Two’s-Complement Hardware – revised
Review Questions: Binary Integer Arithmetic
Review Questions: Computer Basics
Review Questions: Computer Power Supplies
Review Questions: Digital Computer Internals
Review Questions: Digital Number Representation
Review Questions: Linux Issues
Review Questions: Machine Code and Assembly Language
Review Questions: Principles of Design and Construction of Digital Computers
Review Questions: WIntel Computer Hardware
Instructor Information:
Dr. Adams’ Home Page on the World Wide Web; Dr. Adams’ E-mail: mailto:AdamsES@jmu.edu
Dr. Abzug's Home Page on the World Wide Web; Dr. Abzug's E-mail: mailto:AbzugCX@jmu.edu