EE 335 Digital Computer Organization [3]

Learn how to design a computer by knowing the past history of computers and recognizing the possible choices for computers today.

NOTE: This listing follows the U. of H. Catalog listing and describes the expansion that the author was able to add for a first review of the course. The course information is still a work in progress. (9/3/96)

Link to Syllabus

Basic computer architecture

• Data Representation

  • Parity and Non-parity

  • Binary

    • Straight

    • BCD

    • Two of Five

    • Excess-3, etc.

  • Floating Point

    • Binary

    • Decimal

  • Characters

  • Six Bit

  • ASCII

  • HEX

  • Others

• Instruction Foramat

  • Single Address

  • Two Address

  • Three Address

• Data/Instruction Transfer

  • Data Flip-Flops

  • Master Slave

• Storage

  • Delay Lines

  • Cathode Ray Tubes

    • Analog

    • Digital

  • Magnetic Cores

  • Capacitors

  • Flip-Flops

  • Punch Cards

  • Punch Paper Tape

  • Magnetic Tape

  • Magnetic Disks

  • Optical

• Digital Arithmatic

  • Binary

  • Digital

• Control Functions

  • MUX

  • BUSS

• Input/Output Facilities

  • Switches and Lights

  • TTY

  • Printers

  • Memory Device Readers

    • Punch Cards

    • Punch Paper Tape

    • Magnetic Tape

    • Magnetic Disks

    • Optical

Computer Types

• Large-scale Computers

• Mini

• Micro

  Special Features

  • Multiprogramming

  • Multiprocessing

  • Time Sharing

  • Virtual Machines

  • Real Time Systems

  • Special Purpose

  Prerequisities

  • EE 231