The Architecture of Computer Hardware and Systems Software: An Information Technology Approach
ITEC-1011
Winter 2004
York University


Course Content (for the second edition book)

Wk# Days Topic Reading Due
1 6 Jan.
 
What is the Computer System?
Components of the Computer System
Ch 1.0-1.4
 
 
2 13 Jan.
 
Number Systems
 
Ch 2.0-2.8
 
 
3 20 Jan.
 
Data Formats & Representing Integer Data
Complement Representation 
Ch 3.0-3.6 & 4.0-4.8
Ch 5.0-5.8
 
4 27 Jan.
 
The Little Man Compuer
 
Ch 6.0-6.3
 
 
 
5 3  Feb.
 
Some advance topics on LMC
 
Ch 6.4-6.6
 
 
  3  Feb. Assignment 1 is due at 12:00pm noon!    A1
 6 10  Feb. The CPU and Memory
 
Ch 7.0-7.3
 
 
7 17 Feb. Reading Week!! Enjoy!   
8 xx Feb.
 
Advanced topics on CPU &
Memory 
Ch 7.4-7.8
 
 
  20 Feb. Assignment 2 is due at 19:00pm noon!    A2
  24 Feb. Midterm Exam
9 2 Mar.
 
Input/Output
Interrupt & DMA
Ch 8.0-8.6
 
 
10 9 Mar.
 
Computer Peripherals
 
Ch 9.0-9.3
 
 
11 16 Mar.
 
Advanced topics on Computer Peripherals
 
Ch 9.4-9.8 
 
 
12 23 Mar.
 
What is an Operating System? Process and Thread
Basic network components 
Ch 14.0-14.5 & Ch 16.4
Ch 13.0-13.5  
 
 
  26 Mar. Assignment 3 is due at 12:00pm noon!!    A3
13 30 Mar.
 
Some advance topics on OS
 
Handouts
   
 
  xx Apr. Final exam (TBA)   And so it came to pass. Everything!