227-0013-00L Computer Engineering I
| Semester | Autumn Semester 2017 |
| Lecturers | L. Thiele |
| Periodicity | yearly recurring course |
| Language of instruction | German |
Courses
| Number | Title | Hours | Lecturers | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 227-0013-00 V | Technische Informatik I | 2 hrs |
| L. Thiele | ||||||||||||
| 227-0013-00 U | Technische Informatik I
 Findet in Gruppen statt. | 1 hrs |
| L. Thiele | ||||||||||||
| 227-0013-00 P | Technische Informatik I
Findet in Gruppen statt. | 1 hrs |
| L. Thiele |
Catalogue data
| Abstract | The course provides knowledge about structures and models of digital systems (abstract data types finite state automata, dependence and process graphs), assembler and compiler, control path and data path, pipelining, speculation techniques, superscalar computer architectures, memory hierarchy and virtual memory, operating system, processes and threads. |
| Learning objective | Logical and physical structure of computer systems. Introduction to principles in hardware design, datapath and control path, assembler programming, modern architectures (pipelining, speculation techniques, superscalar architectures), memory hierarchy and virtual memnory, software concepts. |
| Content | Structures and models of digital systems (abstract data types finite state automata, dependence and process graphs), abstraction and hierarchy in computer systems, assembler and compiler, control path and data path, pipelining, speculation techniques, superscalar computer architectures, memory hierarchy and virtual memory, operating system, processes and threads. Theoretical and practical exercises using a simulation-based infrastructure. |
| Lecture notes | Material for practical training, copies of transparencies. |
| Literature | D.A. Patterson, J.L. Hennessy: Computer Organization and Design: The Hardware/ Software Interface. Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, Inc., San Francisco, ISBN-13: 978-0124077263, 2014. |
| Prerequisites / Notice | Prerequisites: Programming skills in high level language, knowledge of digital design. |
Performance assessment
| Performance assessment information (valid until the course unit is held again) | |
Performance assessment as a semester course | |
| In examination block for | Bachelor's Degree Programme in Electrical Engineering and Information Technology 2016; Version 31.10.2017 (Examination Block 1) Bachelor's Programme in Electrical Engineering and Information Technology 2012; Version 24.02.2016 (Examination Block 1) |
| ECTS credits | 4 credits |
| Examiners | L. Thiele |
| Type | session examination |
| Language of examination | German |
| Repetition | The performance assessment is offered every session. Repetition possible without re-enrolling for the course unit. |
| Mode of examination | written 90 minutes |
| Written aids | Selbst verfasste Zusammenfassung von maximal 6 Seiten (3 Blätter) A4. Wissenschaftliche Taschenrechner. Geräte, die Kommunikation und das Speichern und Anzeigen von Dokumenten erlauben, sind nicht zulässig. |
| If the course unit is part of an examination block, the credits are allocated for the successful completion of the whole block. This information can be updated until the beginning of the semester; information on the examination timetable is binding. | |
Learning materials
| Main link | Lermaterialien |
| Only public learning materials are listed. | |
Groups
| No information on groups available. |
Restrictions
| General |  : Special students and auditors need a special permission from the lecturers |
Offered in
| Programme | Section | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical Engineering and Information Technology Bachelor | Examination Block 1 | O |  |