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

The Architecture of Computer Hardware and Systems Software: An Information Technology Approach

ITEC-1011

Winter 2004

York University

Semester:	Winter 2004
Course/Sect#:	ITEC 1011P
Lecture Time:	Tuesday 8:30am-10:30am
Location:	TEL 0016
T.A.	Jamil Akhtar jamilyork AT yahoo.com

Instructor:	Jimmy Huang
Office:	TEL 2021
Office Hours:	Tuesday 11:00am-12:00pm or by appointment
e-mail:	jhuang AT yorku.ca

Welcome to the course "Architecture of Computer Hardware and Systems Software: An Information Technology Approach" ITEC-1011 for Fall term 2003. Materials, instructions, and notices for the course will accumulate here over the semester.

April 11, 2004
ITEC-1011 3.0W Section P Final Exam Schedule
The final exam will be held on April 14th from 19:00pm to 22:00pm in CSE B (A-L) and CSE C (M-Z).

April 8, 2004
The solution for A3 can be downloaded here.

April 2, 2004
The final exam coverage is: Chapter 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14 and 16 except for 16.7, 16.8 and 16.11 (second edition).
Chapter 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13 and 15 except for 15.6, 15.7 and 15.10 (third edition).

March 17, 2004
Marks for assignment 2 can be downloaded here.

March 12, 2004
Your assignment 3 is available (see below).

March 10, 2004
For tomorrow's lab hours, room TEL3031 has been reserved for consultation. Our TA Jamil Akhtar will be there from 9.30am to 11.30am for answering your questions.

March 3, 2004
Marks for midterm can be downloaded here and the solution for midterm can be downloaded here. You can come to my office for picking up the midterm paper.

February 22, 2004
The solution for A2 can be downloaded here.

February 12, 2004
The midterm coverage is: Chapter 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 (second edition). This is a closed book exam. You are not allowed to use electronic dictionaries, calculators and cellular phones during the exam. Please bring your photo ID!

February 12, 2004
Marks for assignment 1 can be downloaded here.

February 10, 2004
Lab Section01 will start at 9:30am instead of 8:30am in the future.

February 8, 2004
Your midterm will be held on February 24 from 8:30am to 10:30am at TEL 0016.

February 8, 2004
Your assignment 2 is available (see below) and the solution for A1 can be downloaded here.

Course Description

This course introduces the basic concepts of contemporary information technologies involving computers, networks, and telecommunications, that are commonly used to handle information flows, processing, and storage in typical organizations. Both hardware and software technologies are covered. Emphasis is on the uses of components as "black boxes": their external behavioral capabilities and use, rather than their internal construction. Assignments will involve issues of comparing, choosing among, and combining information technology components to solve particular information problems.

This course will cover the following topics:

Computer systems and LMC
CPU architecture: memory, registers, addressing, busses, instruction set
Data representation
Peripheral devices, digital audio and video
Multi-processor systems
Operating systems (process, memory management, virtual storage, file systems)
Basic network components and topologies

Required Textbook

The Architecture of Computer Hardware and Systems Software:
An Information Technology Approach.

Second Edition.

Irv Englander

John Wiley & Sons, 2002

ISBN: 0-471-36206-3

Grading Criteria / Course Requirements

	Percentage	When
Midterm Exam	35%	sometime in late February
Final Exam	50%	sometime in April
Assignments	15%	3 assignments, due through the semester

Lectures

Assignments

Assignment 1 (5%) Due on February 3, 2004 by 11:59am Solution for A1 Marks for A1
Assignment 2 (5%) Due on February 20, 2004 by 19:00pm Solution for A2 Marks for A2
Assignment 3 (5%) Due on April 1, 2004 by 11:59am Solution for A3
Assignment drop off location: The assignment drop box for 1011P is at 3rd floor of TEL building, just beside the elevator. If you have questions for submitting the assignments, please ask Mary Rizzo for help at TEL 3068.
Submission policy: Late Assignments will face a 15% penalty for each day after the due day and a mark of zero will be received if the assignments are later more than one week. In exceptional cases (for example, for medical reasons) the weight of that assignment may be added to the weight of the final exam only with the instructor's permission. Electronic assignment submission is not supported and so email submission is not acceptable.
Academic honesty: See here for detailed information.

Lab

Thursday 9:30am - 10:30am (Lab Section01 and Section02)
Thursday 10:30am -11:30am (Lab Section03)

Useful On-line Information

Adobe Acrobat and GSView download

MS Power Point Viewer download

This page is maintained by Jimmy Huang. Last modified April 11, 2004.