Book
This e-book is meant as a set of lecture notes in conjunction with the course textbook.
https://marz.utk.edu/my-courses/cosc230/book/
Chapters
- 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.