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AY2011/2 Semester 2
Module Information - Description
[ Module Description |
Weekly Contact Hours |
Assessments ]
CS2100 Computer Organisation
Modular Credits: 4
Prerequisite(s): CS1010 or its equivalent.
Precluysion(s): CS1104 and students from the Department of ECE.
Cross-listing(a): Nil
The objective of this module is to familiarise students with
the fundamentals of computing devices. Through this module
students will understand the basics of data representation,
and how the various parts of a computer work, separately and
with each other. This allows students to understand the issues
in computing devices, and how these issues affect the
implementation of solutions.
Topics covered include
data representation systems, combinational and sequential
circuit design techniques, assembly language, processor
execution cycles, pipelining, memory hierarchy and input/output
systems.
(Module descriptions for all SoC modules are available on the
SoC Module Description website.)
Weekly Contact Hours
Three-hour lectures, 1-hour tutorial (from week 3) and 1-hour lab (from week 3).
Assessments
Continual Assessment (CA) constitutes 50% of the final grade, comprising
two term tests and assignments. The final examination paper makes up
the other 50%.
The weightages are as follows:
| Activities | Weightages |
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| Tutorial assignments | 10% |
| Lab assignments | 10% |
| Term test 1 | 15% |
| Term test 2 | 15% |
| Final exam | 50% |
Term tests and final examination are closed-book, but you
are allowed to bring in a non-programmable calculator. You are also
allowed to bring in a single-sheet (2 pages) A4-size hand-written
cheat-sheet for the term tests, or 2-sheet (4 pages) A4-size
hand-written cheat-sheet for the final examination.
Dates of tests and examination are on the
Schedules page.
Last updated: 30 November 2011
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