FI:PB151 Computer Systems - Course Information

PB151 Computer Systems

Extent and Intensity

3/0. 3 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

doc. Ing. Michal Brandejs, CSc. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

prof. RNDr. Václav Matyáš, M.Sc., Ph.D.
Department of Computer Systems and Communications – Faculty of Informatics
Contact Person: doc. Ing. Michal Brandejs, CSc.

Timetable

Thu 12:00–14:50 D1, Thu 12:00–14:50 D3, Thu 12:00–14:50 D2

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Applied Informatics (programme FI, B-AP)
• Bioinformatics (programme FI, B-AP)
• Economic Information Systems (programme ESF, B-SI)
• Informatics with another discipline (programme FI, B-BI)
• Informatics with another discipline (programme FI, B-FY)
• Informatics with another discipline (programme FI, B-GE)
• Informatics with another discipline (programme FI, B-GK)
• Informatics with another discipline (programme FI, B-CH)
• Informatics with another discipline (programme FI, B-IO)
• Informatics with another discipline (programme FI, B-MA)
• Informatics with another discipline (programme FI, B-TV)
• Informatics (programme FI, B-IN)
• Public Administration Informatics (programme FI, B-AP)
• Mathematical Informatics (programme FI, B-IN)
• Mathematics for Multi-Branches Study (programme PřF, B-MA)
• Mathematics with Informatics (programme PřF, N-MA)
• Mathematics (programme PřF, B-MA)
• Parallel and Distributed Systems (programme FI, B-IN)
• Lower Secondary School Teacher Training in Technology and IT Education (programme PdF, B-SPE)
• Computer Graphics and Image Processing (programme FI, B-IN)
• Computer Networks and Communication (programme FI, B-IN)
• Computer Systems and Data Processing (programme FI, B-IN)
• Profesional Mathematics (programme PřF, B-MA)
• Programmable Technical Structures (programme FI, B-IN)
• Embedded Systems (programme FI, N-IN)
• Service Science, Management and Engineering (programme FI, N-AP)
• Social Informatics (programme FI, B-AP)
• Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language Processing (programme FI, B-IN)

Course objectives

At the end of the course student should be able to understand and explain a general technical principles about computer systems operation.

Syllabus

• Terms, history, computer generations, categories.
• Numeral systems, differences between systems, integer, arithmetics.
• Codes, internal, external, ECC.
• Electronic circuits, memories: parameters, architecture.
• Processor, programming, microprogramming.
• Processor architecture, memory addresses, operational modes, register structures.
• Architectures: RISC/CISC, cache memories.
• IEEE 754.
• I/O devices and its connections.

Literature

• BRANDEJS, Michal. Výpočetní systémy (Computer Systems). 2008. URL info

Bookmarks

https://is.muni.cz/ln/tag/FI:PB151!

Teaching methods

The course teaching includes lectures and continuous practice by means of IS MU e-learning tests.

Assessment methods

The final examination is a written test with answers A-E.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• PB111 Principles of low-level programming
  IB111 && PB151  
• PB150 Computer-Systems Architectures
  !PB151 && ! NOW(PB151)  

Teacher's information

http://www.fi.muni.cz/usr/brandejs/AP/

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