Principles of Computer Systems

2008 | 2009 | 2010

Area/catalogue: EEET 1007
Course ID: 013395

School: School of Electrical and Information Engineering

Campus/course component(s):
Mawson Lakes: Lecture — Tutorial — Practical
Whyalla: Lecture — Tutorial
Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Unit value: 4.5

Offered externally: No

Undergraduate elective course: Yes

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Class Timetable (Study Period 5 - 2009)
FINAL end of year exam timetable

Course details

Computer system architecture, major components, peripherals and power supply. Binary arithmetic. Boolean algebra. Logic gates. Combinatorial logic design. Karnaugh Maps. Multiplexer and decoder applications. Flip flops. Sequential logic design. State machines. Applications of sequential circuits. Logic families. Microprocessor and microcontroller architecture. Memory maps. Busses and interfacing. Assembly language programming. Memory.

Text book/s:

Tocci R J, Widmer, NS and Moss, GL, 2003, Digital Systems: Principles and Applications, 9th Ed, Prentice Hall, NJ.
Huang, Han-Way 2001, MC68HC11: An Introduction, 2nd ed., Delmar-Thomson Learning.

Course coordinator/s:

Mrs Zorica Nedic: Study Period 5 - Internal

Fee information for this course

EFTSL: 0.125

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Commonwealth Supported Band Amount: Band 2
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Class Timetable (Study Period 5 - 2009)
FINAL end of year exam timetable
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