Study programme competencies |
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Study programme competences / results
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A10 |
CE10 - Coñecemento da arquitectura e funcionamento dos computadores, a interconexión dos compoñentes que os forman e o seu software de sistema básico. |
B1 |
CB1 - Que os estudantes demostrasen posuír e comprender coñecementos nunha área de estudo que parte da base da educación secundaria xeral, e adóitase atopar a un nivel que, aínda que se apoia en libros de texto avanzados, inclúe tamén algúns aspectos que implican coñecementos procedentes da vangarda do seu campo de estudo |
B5 |
CB5 - Que os estudantes desenvolvesen aquelas habilidades de aprendizaxe necesarias para emprender estudos posteriores cun alto grao de autonomía |
B6 |
CG1 - Ser capaz de buscar e seleccionar a información útil necesaria para resolver problemas complexos, manexando con soltura as fontes bibliográficas do campo. |
C1 |
CT1 - Utilizar as ferramentas básicas das tecnoloxías da información e as comunicacións (TIC) necesarias para o exercicio da súa profesión e para a aprendizaxe ao longo da súa vida. |
Learning aims |
Learning outcomes |
Study programme competences / results |
Coñecer e comprender a estrutura básica dun computador e como representa a información internamente |
A10
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B1 B5
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Coñecer os fundamentos da arquitectura e funcionamento básico dos bloques funcionais dun computador (procesador, memoria, E/S) |
A10
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B5
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Desenvolver as capacidades básicas para programar a baixo nivel un procesador mediante unha linguaxe ensamblador |
A10
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B5 B6
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C1
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Comprender a estrutura e funcionamento dos subsistemas de memoria, E/S e almacenamento externo dun computador |
A10
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B1 B5 B6
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C1
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Coñecer a estrutura e compoñentes básicos dun sistema operativo e saber utilizalo a nivel de usuario |
A10
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B5 B6
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C1
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Contents |
Topic |
Sub-topic |
1. Arquitectura básica dun sistema computador |
1.1 Modelo Von Neumann
1.2 Concepto de programa almacenado |
2. Representación da información |
2.1 Sistemas de numeración
2.2 Codificación de números enteros
2.3 Codificación de números reais (IEEE 754) |
3. O procesador |
3.1 Repertorio de instrucións
3.2 Camiño de datos
3.3 Unidade de control |
4. Xerarquía de memoria |
4.1 Memoria principal
4.2 Memoria caché
4.3 Memoria virtual |
5. Subsistema de E/S |
5.1 Módulos de E/S
5.2 Direccionamento dos módulos de E/S
5.3 Xestión da E/S |
6. Software de sistema |
6.1 O sistema operativo
6.2 Software de utilidade |
7. Sistemas de almacenamento |
7.1 Tipos de dispositivos de almacenamento
7.2 RAID de discos |
Planning |
Methodologies / tests |
Competencies / Results |
Teaching hours (in-person & virtual) |
Student’s personal work hours |
Total hours |
Problem solving |
A10 B1 B5 B6 |
10 |
17 |
27 |
Laboratory practice |
A10 B1 B5 B6 C1 |
20 |
28 |
48 |
Guest lecture / keynote speech |
A10 B1 B5 |
30 |
30 |
60 |
Objective test |
A10 B1 B5 B6 |
3 |
9 |
12 |
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Personalized attention |
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3 |
0 |
3 |
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(*)The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students. |
Methodologies |
Methodologies |
Description |
Problem solving |
Proporanse aos alumnos problemas para resolver como traballo persoal. Debatiranse as solucións nas clases de problemas. Tamén se realizarán controis parciais durante o curso. Esta metodoloxía permite exercitar e avaliar as competencias B1, B5 e B6 en relación á competencia A10. |
Laboratory practice |
Actividade que permite aos estudantes aprender e afianzar os coñecementos xa adquiridos mediante a realización de sesións prácticas no laboratorio. Esta metodoloxía permite exercitar e avaliar as competencias B1, B5 e B6 en relación á competencia A10.
Tamén se terá en conta nestas sesións a adquisición da competencia transversal C1. |
Guest lecture / keynote speech |
Realizaranse sesións maxistrais sobre os contidos do temario, normalmente como punto de partida para o resto de actividades previstas. Estes contidos estarán centrados na competencia A10. As sesións enfocaranse de xeito que se promova a adquisición das competencias transversais e nucleares da materia. |
Objective test |
Ao remate do cuadrimestre haberá un exame que avaliará os contidos da materia. A proba fará particular énfase nas competencias A10, B1 e B5, pero sen descoidar o resto de competencias (B6 e C1). |
Personalized attention |
Methodologies
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Problem solving |
Laboratory practice |
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Description |
Personalized attention is essential to guide students in carrying out the proposed exercises and lab practices and lead them to acquire this course's competences. Furthermore, this personalized attention can assess and validate student work. Besides, tutorial attendance is recommended whenever some help is needed.
Part-time Students may choose the lab group that better fits their timetables, even with the possibility of change during the term. Moreover, part-time students with an approved dispensation for non-attendance at classes only need to perform the practices corresponding to the continuous assessment of the subject. |
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Assessment |
Methodologies
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Competencies / Results |
Description
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Qualification
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Problem solving |
A10 B1 B5 B6 |
Exercises will be proposed to the students to be solved on their own. This personal work will be evaluated by written exams during the term. These exams will assess the competences B1, B5 and B6 in relation to competences A10. |
20 |
Laboratory practice |
A10 B1 B5 B6 C1 |
Experimental work done by the students in the lab sessions will also be evaluated. This evaluation is focused to assess the acquisition of the competences B1, B5, B6 and C1 in relation to the competence A10. |
30 |
Objective test |
A10 B1 B5 B6 |
A written exam covering the syllabus that was not evaluated during the term will be carried out at the end of the term. This exam will mainly assess the competences A10, B1, B5 and B6.
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50 |
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Assessment comments |
- To pass the course it is mandatory to obtain:
- Al least a 25% of the maximum grade in each midterm exam and the final test.
- A final grade (lab sessions + midterm exams + final objective test) at least a 50% of the maximum possible grade.
- The final objective test for the 2nd opportunity call will cover the
complete syllabus and will provide the 70% of the final grade. The
grades from the problem solving exams during the course will be
discarded. The remaining 30% corresponds to the laboratory practices
grade obtained during the course. Students taking advantage of the ahead
December call will be evaluated using their laboratory practices grade
from the previous term. The condition to pass the course in this
call is to obtain a final grade, adding this exam grade and the
laboratory practices grade, equal to or greater than 50% of the maximum possible grade.
- Part-time students may choose the lab group that better fits their timetables, even with the possibility of change during the term. Moreover, part-time students with an approved dispensation for non-attendance at classes only need to perform the practices corresponding to the continuous assessment of the subject.
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Sources of information |
Basic
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David A. Patterson, John L. Hennessy (2014). Computer organization and design : the hardware/software interface. Morgan Kaufmann Publishers
F. García Carballeira, J. Carretero, J.D. García Sánchez y D. Expósito Singh (2015). Problemas resueltos de estructura de computadores (2ª ed.). Paraninfo
J. Carretero Pérez, F. García Carballeira, P. de Miguel Anasagasti, F. Pérez Costoya (2007). Sistemas operativos: una visión aplicada. Mc Graw Hill |
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Complementary
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Miles J. Murdocca y Vicent P. Heuring (2002). Principios de arquitectura de computadoras. Prentice Hall |
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Recommendations |
Subjects that it is recommended to have taken before |
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Subjects that are recommended to be taken simultaneously |
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Subjects that continue the syllabus |
High Performance Computing Infrastructures/614G02015 |
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Other comments |
We strongly recommend the use and exploitation of the teacher's office hours to get some help or advice about any topic of the course. |
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