B_PRP Computer Principles

University of Finance and Administration
summer 2012
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Ondřej Čepek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Ondřej Čepek, Ph.D.
Department of Computer Science and Mathematics – Departments – University of Finance and Administration
Contact Person: Ivana Plačková
Prerequisites
This subject requires no special knowledge above common high school mathematics.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of this course is to familiarize the students with the lowest physical levels of a computer. Students will learn the history of the field, computer architectures, data representations, processors, control units, memory, interconecting systems, and buses.
Syllabus
  • 1. History of computers 2. Development of computers, different computer architectures 3. Number systems, representations of characters and numbers 4. Instructions, instructions as data, addressing modes 5. Memory, properties, types of memory according to several criteria 6. Processor, control unit, ALU 7. Interconnecting systems, buses
Literature
    recommended literature
  • J. Hlavička: Computer Architecture
  • J.L.Hennessy, P.A.Patterson: Computer architecture: a Quantitative Approach
  • W.Stallings: Computer Organisation and Architecture
  • J.Douša, A.Pluháček: Introduction to Computer Systems
  • J.Douša, A.Pluháček: Introduction to Computer Systems
  • J.Bayer et al: Počítače pro řízení
Teaching methods
The instruction is conducted in the form of lectures and/or group consultations.
Assessment methods
Final exam: written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Information on completion of the course: ISP
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 10 hodin KS/semestr.
Teacher's information
http://kti.ms.mff.cuni.cz/~cepek
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2007, Summer 2008, Winter 2008, Summer 2009, Winter 2009, Summer 2010, Winter 2010, Summer 2011, Winter 2011, Winter 2012, Winter 2013, Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Winter 2023, Winter 2024.
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