Subject 'Computer Architecture and Hardware I'

Year:   2019/2020    

University of Tartu

The course gives to the student the primary knowledge about computer hardware and it is a prerequisite for other
special courses about computer hardware.

After the course, the students are expected:
Knows the basic units of a personal computer (PC);
Is capable to find information in the internet and assess the information relaiability;
Knows how to assamble the PC;
Is capable to select optimal components and accessuars (price-quality scale) for a computer.
Knows the general outline of computer mashine code;
Is capable to draw the simplest logial diagrams of computer components;
Understands the principles of direct memory access (DMA) and interupt request (IRQ);
Makes difference between the synchronous and asynchronous data transmission;
Knows, how cache- and virtual memory works;
Knows, how the central processing unit (CPU) works;
Knows, how the pipeline works.

In the lectures, the basic principles of computer architecture and design will be given. The student learn also how to
choose the best in price-quality scale components for a computer and how to assamble a computer using those
components.
All assessments and distribution of additional learning material will be in Moodle learning environment.