Lecturer	Michael Spivey
Degrees	Preliminary Examinations — Computer Science
Terms	Hilary Term 2019 | Trinity Term 2019  (24 lectures)

Overview

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Learning outcomes

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Synopsis

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Syllabus

Simple design of combinational and sequential circuits; standard design elements. Computer arithmetic for integers and floating-point numbers; basic error analysis. Register transfer level design of a simple microprocessor. Simple programming in assembly language. Rôle of assemblers, compilers and linkers. Memory hierarchy. Simple operating system services: file systems, processes. Principples of networked services.

Reading list

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