CS 230
Computer Organization with Dr. Marz
Book
This e-book is meant as a set of lecture notes in conjunction with the course textbook.
- Chapter 1: Introduction to Computer Organization - Chapter 1 describes what computer organization is all about, and introduces the elements we will learn through the rest of this book.
- Chapter 2: Binary Numbers - Chapter 2 describes number systems and bases, and in particular, binary. Since computer systems use a Boolean (on/off) system, binary is the obvious choice.
- Chapter 3: Instructing the CPU - Chapter 3 starts looking at the instructions to the CPU. This chapter covers how assembly instructions are assembled into machine code and vice-versa.
- Chapter 4: Digital Logic - Chapter 4 looks at the digital components that make up a CPU. This chapter covers combinational and sequential logic.
- Chapter 5: Computer Components - Chapter 5 finally puts all of the previous chapters together. This chapter shows how the digital logic components and instructions are routed to perform an action.
- Appendix A: Example RISCV Assembly Programs - Appendix A shows a series of common RISC-V programs both in C++ and assembly.
Labs
- Your First Assembly Program - Lab1
- Functions Program - Lab2
- Floating Point Program - Lab3
- Structures Program - Lab4
- Array of Structures Program - Lab5
- Matrix Program - EC01
Practices
- Numbers and Bases Practice
- Instructions Practice
- Structures and Memory Practice
- Encoding/Decoding Practice
- Digital Logic Practice
- Pipelining Practice
- RAM Practice
- Cache Practice
- Busses Practice
- IO Practice
- MMU Practice
- MMU Translation Practice