Computer and Operating System Architecture
SAT 1610 - Spring Term 2008 Hompage

Office Hrs : Posted on office door
Office Rm : 415 EERC
Office Ph# : 487-2256

SAT 1610 Course Meeting Times
Day	Time	Room	Type	Instructor
TUE	10:05-10:55am	229 EERC	LEC	Prof. Davis
THUR	10:05-10:55am	229 EERC	LEC	Prof. Davis
LABS
TUE	1:05-2:55pm	328 EERC	LAB	Prof. Davis
TUE	3:05-4:55pm	328 EERC	LAB	Danny Miller
THUR	1:05-2:55pm	328 EERC	LAB	Danny Miller
Class cancelations / rescheduling No lab First Week Winter Carnival : Lecture 2/7 cancelled Labs 2/5 and 2/7 cancelled Spring Break : March 8-16

EET 1610 General Information

SAT1610 Syllabus
- Midterm Exam #1 :
  Date : Wednesday Feb 20th, 6-7pm
- Midterm Exam #2 :
  Date : Wednesday April 2nd, 6-7pm
- Final Exam :
  Tentative Date : Tuesday April 29th, 10:15-12:15 pm
  Sample Exam from EET3141 Fall 2007
Class Email List
sat1610_s08-l@mtu.edu
Required Text :
Introduction to Computing Systems: From Bits & Gates to C & Beyond , 2nd Edition
Yale N. Patt, UNIV OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
Sanjay J. Patel, UNIV OF ILLINOIS-CHAMPAIGN
ISBN-13 9780072467505
Resource website, 2nd Edition
Resource website, 1st Edition
Resource Texts :
Upgrading and Repairing PCs, Eighteenth Edition
by Scott Mueller
Print ISBN-10: 0-7897-3697-7
Print ISBN-13: 978-0-7897-3697-0

Homework # 1 : Chapter 1, PC Contruction & Organization
Due : Tue 1/29
Homework # 2 : Chapter 2 & 3 : Data representation & Digital Logic Structures
Due : Tue 2/12
Homework # 3 : Chapter 4 & 5 : The Von Neumann model & the LC-3 specifically
Due : Tue 3/04
Homework # 4 : Chapter 6 & 7 : Programming & Assembly Language
Due : Tue 4/17
Homework # N : Placeholder
Due :

All labs should be submitted in a format consistant with the Lab Policies and Guidelines

Lab # 1 : PC/Worksation Component Identification
Performed : January 22-23, 2008
Report Due : January 29-30.
Lab # 2 : PC/Workstation Maintenence PC Introduction.
Performed : January 29 & Feb 6, 2008
Report Due : Feb 12-13.
Lab # 3 : PC/Workstation Boot Process Impact of hardware faults upon boot sequence and indications
Performed : Feb 12-13, 2008
Report Due : Feb 19-20.
Lab # 4 : Motherboard Integrated Circuits & Failure Troubleshooting
Performed : Feb 19-20
Report Due : Feb 28-27
Lab # 5 : Windows XP Operating System Installation
Performed : Feb 28-27
Report Due : March 4-5
Lab # 6 : Windows XP Operating System Configuration
Performed : March 4-5
Report Due : March 18-19
Lab # 7 : Applied Workstation Troubleshooting
Performed : March 18-19
Report Due : March 25-26
Lab # 8 : Windows XP Worksation Remote Configuration, Management & Administration
Performed : March 25-26
Report Due : April 1-2
Lab # 9 : Using the LC3 Simulator
Performed : April 1-2
Report Due : April 8-9
Lab # 10 : Operation & calling of the LC3 Operating System TRAPs
The Operating System lc3os_mod
Performed : April 8-9
Report Due : April 15-16
Lab # 11 : Using the LC-3 to Sort values
Performed : April 15-16
Report Due : April 22-23

Date Subject to change	Reference	Chapter, Pages, Specifics
Tuesday 1/22	Introduction to Computing Systems	Preface & Chapter 1
Thursday 1/31	Introduction to Computing Systems	Chapter 2 - Data Representation
Tuesday 2/12	Introduction to Computing Systems	Chapter 3 - Digital Logic
Tuesday 2/19	Introduction to Computing Systems	Chapter 4 - von Neumann Model
	Introduction to Computing Systems	Chapter 5 - The LC-3 ISA
4/1	Introduction to Computing Systems	Chapter 6 - Programming
4/10	Introduction to Computing Systems	Chapter 7 - Assembly Language
4/17	Introduction to Computing Systems	Chapter 8 - Input / Output
	Introduction to Computing Systems

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