CS 2810: Computer Organization and Architecture
| Spring 2021 | Reading | Topics |
| Jan 11–15 | shell, vim, ssh | |
| Jan 18–22 (MLK Day) | K&R ch1 | C overview/tutorial |
| Jan 25–29 | Assembly overview/intro | |
| Feb 1–5 | K&R ch2 | types and expressions |
| Feb 8–12 | K&R ch3 | control flow |
| Feb 15–19 (Presidents’ Day) | ||
| Feb 22–26 | K&R ch4 | functions |
| Mar 1–5 | Midterm exam | |
| Mar 8–12 (Spring break) | — | — |
| Mar 15–19 | K&R ch5 | pointers and arrays |
| Mar 22–26 | K&R ch6 | structures |
| Mar 29–Apr 2 | K&R ch7 | input and output |
| Apr 5–9 | K&R ch8 | Unix interface |
| Apr 12–16 | K&R appx B | C standard library |
| Apr 19–23 | ||
| Apr 26–30 (Wednesday last day) |
Readings are from our textbook, Computer Organization and Design ARM Edition: The Hardware Software Interface.
Changes to the schedule will be announced in class.
Resources
- Syllabus
- Examples from class
- Command-line tutorial
- Modern Microprocessors: A 90-minute Guide
- GWSL, a tool to make it easy to use graphical apps within WSL
git and ssh
- Setting up
sshto connect tocs2810.cs.dixie.eduwithout typing a password:- Written instructions
- Screencast demo (note, the written instructions are slightly simpler—open that page and follow along while you watch the screencast).
- git book
- cheat sheet
- Screencast on setting up PuTTY on Windows to connect to
cs2810.cs.dixie.edu
Learning vim
- Type
vimtutorto launch a basic tutorial - Screencast covering useful ways to enter insert mode
Screencasts
- Binary and hexadecimal number systems (Khan Academy)
- Two’s complement review (11:44)
- Float review (13:47)
- Converting numbers to floats (10:23)
- Python script to convert 9-bit floats into decimal fractions
Assembly language
Midterm exam practice
Last Updated 02/11/2021