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01Introduction

Conversion

01.zip

Extra Reference - Part 1

Exercises

Answer

02 Arithmetic Operations - Updated

02.zip

03 Signed and Unsigned

03.zip

04 Bit Operations

04BitOprs.htm

04.zip

05 Unicode

05ucs2utf.htm
05utf2ucs.htm

05.zip

Extra Reference - Part 2
Unicode Examples

06 Structured Data

06.zip

07 Floating Point

07float.htm

07.zip

Extra Reference - Part 3

08 Floating point Arithmetic

Date

Lecture

16Mar07

Computer Organization: the Programmer's View (4up, 9up)

20Mar07

Introduction to the Alpha (4up, 9-up)
Lecturer's notes

22Mar07

Arithmetic & Logical instructions (4up, 9-up)

23Mar07

Control instructions (4up, 9-up)

27Mar07

Registers: Loads & Stores (4up, 9-up)

29Mar07

Registers: Loads & Stores (4up, 9-up)

30Mar07

Instructions & Addressing Modes (4up, 9-up)

5Apr07

Registers & Subroutines (4up, 9-up)

24Apr07

Registers & Subroutines (4up, 9-up)

26Apr07

Subroutines (4up, 9-up)

27Apr07

The Assembly Process (4up, 9-up)

Slide Summary (4up, 9-up)

1. Floating Point on the Alpha;
2. Performance: the Big Picture (4up, 9-up)

6Jun07

Tutorial

Week

T

Th

F

1

27-Feb
Introduction

1-Mar
Arithmetic Operations

2
Arithmetic Operations

2

6
Signed/Unsigned

8
Bit Operations

9
ASCII & Unicode

3

13
Structured Data

15
Questions ONLY

16 Part 2
Computer Organization:
the Programmer's View
Mini-A1 Due

4

20
Alpha Overview

22
Simple Instructions

23 Control:
Testing & Branching

5

27 Registers;
loads/stores

29 Registers;
loads/stores

30
Addressing modes

6

3-Apr
No Class

5
An alternative ISP: IA

6
Holiday

Holiday

Holiday

7

24-Apr
Procedure Call/Return

26
Procedure Call/Return

27
The Assembly Process

8

30-Apr: Mini-A2 Due
1-May: Part 3

3
Term Test

4 P1.pdf

9

8 P2.pdf
P2_1.pdf

10 P3.pdf

11
Mini-A3 Due

10

15
Floating Point

17
Floating Point Arithmetic

18
1. Floating Point on the Alpha;
2. Performance: The Big Picture

11

22 P4.pdf

24 P5.pdf

25 P6.pdf
Mini-A4 Due

12

29 P7.pdf

31 P8.pdf

1-Jun P9.pdf

4-Jun
A5 Due

5-Jun

Test-answers