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Teaching GuideTerm Faculty of Computer Science |
| Grao en Ciencia e Enxeñaría de Datos |
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| Fundamentals of Computers |
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| Identifying Data | 2023/24 | |||||||||||||
| Subject | Fundamentals of Computers | Code | 614G02005 | |||||||||||
| Study programme |
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| Descriptors | Cycle | Period | Year | Type | Credits | |||||||||
| Graduate | 1st four-month period |
First | Basic training | 6 | ||||||||||
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| Topic | Sub-topic |
| 1. Basic computer architecture | 1.1 Hierarchy of structural levels 1.2 Brief history of computing 1.3 Von Neumann model |
| 2. Information representation | 2.1 Numering systems 2.2 Integer encoding 2.3 Float encoding (IEEE 754) |
| 3. The processor | 3.1 Instruction set 3.2 Datapath 3.3 Control unit |
| 4. Memory hierarchy | 4.1 Main memory 4.2 Cache memory 4.3 Virtual memory |
| 5. I/O subsystem | 5.1 I/O modules 5.2 I/O module addressing 5.3 I/O management |
| 6. System software | 6.1 Operating system 6.2 Processes 6.3 Filesystem |
| 7. Storage systems | 7.1 Types of storage devices 7.2 RAID (redundant arrays of inexpensive disks) |
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