Teaching GuideTerm Faculty of Computer Science |
Grao en Ciencia e Enxeñaría de Datos |
Subjects |
Fundamentals of Computers |
Contents |
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Identifying Data | 2024/25 | |||||||||||||
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. System software | 5.1 Operating system 5.2 Processes 5.3 Filesystem |
6. I/O subsystem | 6.1 I/O modules 6.2 I/O module addressing 6.3 I/O management |
7. Storage systems | 7.1 Types of storage devices 7.2 RAID (redundant arrays of inexpensive disks) |
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