This unit introduces students to fundamentals of computer hardware and software, and networking. The unit provides knowledge of computer structure and operation, including Arithmetic-Logic Unit, computer registers, internal bus, memory; system software, including compilers and operating systems; and computer networking and data communication.
2 hrs lectures/wk, 2 hrs tutorials/wk
Students will be expected to spend a total of 24 hours per week during semester on this unit as follows:
FIT1005, FIT1031, FIT9018, FIT9020, BUS4150, BUS5112, CPE4002, CSE4884, CSE9801
Proficiency in basic mathematics.
Dr. Abdul Malik Khan
Consultation hours: TBA
Dr. Abdul Malik Khan
Examination (3 hours): 60%; In-semester assessment: 40%
| Assessment Task | Value | Due Date |
|---|---|---|
| Mid-semester test | 12% | Friday 01 February 2013 |
| Tutorial tests 1, 2, 3, 4 | 28% total (7% each) | Weeks 3, 4, 6 and 7 |
| Examination 1 | 60% | To be advised |
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Please check with your lecturer before purchasing any Required Resources. Limited copies of prescribed texts are available for you to borrow in the library, and prescribed software is available in student labs.
SPIM. MIPS Simulator: http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/packages/smartAnimator/
Wireshark. Packet Analysis Software: http://www.wireshark.org/
D. Tarnoff, Downloadable textbook: Computer Organization and Design Fundamentals.
L. Null and J. Lobur. (2006). Essentials of Computer Organization and Architecture. (2nd) Jones and Bartlett Publishing (ISBN: 0-7637-3769-0).
A. S. Tannenbaum. (2006). Structured Computer Organization. (5th) Prentice Hall (ISBN: 9780131485211).
J. F. Kurose and K.W. Ross. (2010). Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach. (5th) Addison-Wesley Publishers (ISBN: 978-0136-07967-5).
| Week | Activities | Assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | No formal assessment or activities are undertaken in week 0 | |
| 1 | LN1: Fri Jan 04 - Overview of the unit; history of computing; overview of computer organisation; why we learn this unit. | |
| 2 | LN2: Wed Jan 09 - Data representation and computer arithmetic (I). LN2: Fri Jan 11 - Data representation and computer arithmetic (II) (continued). | |
| 3 | LN3: Wed Jan 16 - Boolean algebra and digital logic. LN4: Fri Jan 18 - Computer architecture (I). | Tutorial Test 1 (TT1: LN1-LN2) will be held during this week's tutorials |
| 4 | LN4: Wed Jan 23 - Computer architecture (II) (continued). LN5: Fri Jan 25 - System software. | Tutorial Test 2 (TT2: LN3-LN4) will be held during this week's tutorials |
| 5 | LN6: Wed Jan 30 - Operating systems (I). LN6: Fri Feb 01 - Operating Systems (II). Mid Semester Test (during the lecture). | Mid Semester Test (MST: LN1-LN5) will be held on Friday 01 February 2013 during the lecture |
| 6 | LN7: Wed Feb 6 - Introduction to computer networks. LN8: Fri Feb 8 - Application layer. | Tutorial Test 3 (TT3: LN5-LN6) will be held during this week's tutorials |
| 7 | LN9: Wed Feb 13 - Transport layer and Network Layer. | Tutorial Test 4 (TT4: LN7-LN8) will be held during this week's tutorials |
| 8 | Final Examination (3 hours) | Wednesday 20 February 2013, Week 8 |
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