How Computers Work Course with Lecture Videos

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September 29, 2005

This course, entitled How Computers Work, includes the basics of digital logical design, computer organization and architecture including assembly language, processor design, memory hierarchies and pipelining. Students examine the detailed construction of a very simple computer. Problem sets use Beta-Sim, a RISC simulator written by Mike Wessler. A higher level view of a modern RISC architecture is studied, using the Patterson and Hennessey introductory text, from both the programmer's point of view and the hardware designer's point of view. The distinction between RISC and CISC architectures is emphasized. The available training and learning content includes Lecture Videos, Lecture Notes, Problem Sets, Exams, and Web Resource Links. The lecture videos are in Real Player format.

How Computers Work:
aduni.org/courses/hcw/

Here is the Lectures and Courseware page::
aduni.org/courses/hcw/index.php?view=cw

Lecture Videos:

A high-speed mirror is available at The Internet Archive here:
www.archive.org/details-db.php?mediatype=movies&identifier=a...

Introduction to the BETA ISA:
www.aduni.org:81/videos/12-01-00Lect.rm

Storage Allocation, Stack Discipline, Calling Conventions:
www.aduni.org:81/videos/12-03-00Lect.rm

Unpipelined Beta, Exceptions:
www.aduni.org:81/videos/12-04-00Lect.rm

Implementing the ALU:
www.aduni.org:81/videos/12-05-00Lect.rm

Recitation:
www.aduni.org:81/videos/12-05-00Reci.rm

Implementation of Beta Memory:
www.aduni.org:81/videos/12-06-00Lect.rm

Recitation:
www.aduni.org:81/videos/12-06-00Reci.rm

Synchronous Finite State Machines (FSMs):
www.aduni.org:81/videos/12-07-00Lect.rm

Flip flops, Asynchronous FSMs, Dynamic Discipline, Timing:
www.aduni.org:81/videos/12-08-00Lect.rm

Arbitration and Metastability:
www.aduni.org:81/videos/12-11-00Lect.rm

Static Discipline, Transistor-level design:
www.aduni.org:81/videos/12-12-00Lect.rm

Physics of Communication and Computation:
www.aduni.org:81/videos/12-13-00Lect.rm

Physics of Computation:
www.aduni.org:81/videos/12-14-00Lect.rm

Pipelining:
www.aduni.org:81/videos/12-15-00Lect.rm

Details of the Pipelined Beta:
www.aduni.org:81/videos/12-18-00Lect.rm

Caches:
www.aduni.org:81/videos/12-19-00Lect.rm

Communications Networks:
www.aduni.org:81/videos/12-20-00Lect.rm

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