CWRU EECS 314: Computer Architecture

Instructor: Professor Chris Papachristou	Office: 502 Olin, (216)-368-5277, cap@eecs.cwru.edu
Instructor: Francis Wolff	Office: 514 Olin, (216)-368-5038, wolff@eecs.cwru.edu
Some of our sponsors:	Synopsys, Inc. Altera, Inc. Xilinx, Inc.
EECS student groups:	IEEE student chapter ACM student chapter CWRULUG

Spring 2001 Lectures

Course Outline & Chapter 3 introduction	.pdf file	.ppt file
Data types: lw, sw, add, addi	.pdf file	.ppt file
Control flow: beq, bne, slt	.pdf file	.ppt file
Function calling: j, jal, jr, $sp, $fp	.pdf file	.ppt file
Recursive Functions	.pdf file	.ppt file
Machine Instruction encoding	.pdf file	.ppt file
Sample Exam 1: The Language of a Machine Practice problems 3.1,3.4,3.6,3.7,3.10,3.11,3.27	.pdf file	.doc file
SPIM Simulator	.pdf file	.ppt file
RISC Project: Extra Credit +15 if alternative game is approved Extra Credit +15 if done both on MIPS and SPARC Can a Machine Ever Become Self-aware? ELIZA talk( ) function links: Interactive Eliza web cgi Loebner Prize Implementations of Eliza	.pdf file	.ppt file
SPIM Simulator software	Code samples addinput.s assembler example	Main Download site Unix Win95 Dos doc.ps
Benchmarks Practice problems 2.1-3, 2.5-6, 2.8, 2.10, 2.15-20, 2.44	.pdf file	.ppt file
Test 1 solutions Please forward all grading questions about the exam to the grader: Exams #1-#50 Ramakrishnan Vijayakumar: rxv20@po.cwru.edu Exams #51-#90 email bxg28@po.cwru.edu Exams #91-#130 email He Yunli he_yunli@hotmail.com	.pdf file	.doc file
Chapter 5: single-cycle processor	.pdf file	.ppt file
Chapter 5: multi-cycle processor	.pdf file	.ppt file
Chapter 5: multi-cycle state machine processor	.pdf file	.ppt file
Chapter 5: Sample test and solutions Do the sample test yourself and then compare it. Practice problems will be 5.1-2, 5.5-6, 5.9, 5.14-18, 5.24 Practice problems will be 4.1-10, 4.14-15, 4.17-18 (use only add, sltu instructions), 4.24 Practice problems 2.1-3, 2.5-6, 2.8, 2.10, 2.15-20, 2.44	test2.pdf file test2_solution.pdf file	test2.doc file test2_solution.ppt file
Chapter 5: Post test2 (due April 2, extra credit)	test2_post.pdf file test2_arch.pdf file	test2_post.doc file test2_arch.ppt file
Chapter 6 lecture - pipelines	.pdf file	.ppt file
Chapter 6 Lecture - continued	.pdf file	.ppt file
Chapter 6-7 Lecture: Pipeline Review and cache	.pdf file	.ppt file
Chapter 6-7 Lecture: Superpipeline, Superscalar and cache	.pdf file	.ppt file
Chapter 6-7 Lecture: Cache and Virtual Memory	.pdf file	.ppt file
Intel Pentium Pro tutorials (2 of them) on cache and pipelines	Dr. Dobb's Microprocessor Resources First install file Second install file Third install file	Execute all 3 files, then reboot. Search your menu for the 2 tutorials
Test 2 solutions	test2.pdf file test2_arch.pdf file	test2.doc file test2_arch.ppt file
Chapter 6 Sample Tests (i.e. 2 exams)	Test 3 solutions.pdf file test3_sample_1.pdf file test3_sample_1_soln.pdf file test3_sample_2_soln.pdf file	Test 3 solutions.doc file test3_sample_1.doc file test3_sample_1_soln.doc file test3_sample_2_soln.doc file
Chapter 7 Sample Test with solutions Chapter 7 practice problems: 7.7-12, 7.20-21, 7.27 (solutions in Library)	Test 4 solutions.pdf file Spring 2000 test 4.pdf file .pdf file	Test 4 solutions.doc file Spring 2000 test 4.doc .doc file
Optimizing for Pentium II and Pentium Pro Tutorial	Tutorials
Chapter 1: The first stored computer The EDSAC Simulator	.pdf	.ppt
Previous Lectures & Exams	Spring 2000

Documentation and Downloads

Topic	original	cached
C/C++ Language	C++ faq lite Bjarne Stroustrup's homepage! Dennis M. Ritchie's homepage! Brian W. Kernighan: Programming in C: A Tutorial -- historical pre-ANSI C UNIX System Calls and Subroutines using C C/C++/gcc tutorials GNU gcc-2.95.2 manual GNU gcc manuals	not cached not cached
Assembler	GNU gas-2.9.1 manual GNU gas manuals	not cached
Machine Debugger	GNU gdb-4.17 manual GNU gdb manuals	not cached
Linker	GNU ld-2.9.1 manual GNU ld manuals	not cached
MIPS Processor	MIPS user manual (2 Meg)	MIPS Technologies
Benchmarks	Doom Benchmarks Intel Benchmarks Spec Benchmarks	not cached

The Computer Phenomena

Topic	website
iGeek, ChipGeek, PDAGeek, GameGeek, WirelessGeek	GEEK.COM - The Online Technology Resource!
Nerds	PBS website: Triumph of the Nerds
alt.folklore.computers	Frequently Asked Questions
Computer Signatures	MIPS R10000: California License Plate PowerPC: King Author's Excalibur sword Silicon Zoo Silicon Art
1953 Silicon Valley	Silicon Valley to Internet Valley The father of Silicon Valley, Stanford's University Provost, Fred Terman
1971 The first microprocessor - Intel 4004	Intel Microprocessor Museum Only the Paranoid Survive: 10x factor, Andy Grove
1976 The first Personal Computer - Apple I	The history of Apple Computers
1982 Microsoft innovates vendor hardware/software co-licensing	Why is Microsoft Successful? Microsoft Code Has No Bugs, interview with Bill Gates Making Microsoft, James Gleick Microsoft from the Inside, Marlin Eller, Microsoft's lead developer An Open Letter, Bill Gates
Transistor('47), mouse('64), floppy('71), ethernet('73)	Inventors
Other Computer History Links	The Virtual Museum of Computing