- Docente: Stefano Mattoccia
- Credits: 3
- SSD: ING-INF/05
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Mechatronics (cod. 6009)
Learning outcomes
Learning basic digital design principles and organization of computer architectures. A particular outome concern the ability to understand the link between hardware and software. Each topic will be followed by detailed exercises.
Course contents
Logic design principles. Structure and organization of a computer system. Memory devices. Central Processing Unit (CPU) and machine language. Interrupts. Hardware/software interaction with laboratory experiments.
Readings/Bibliography
Slides availablein Virtuale.
Teaching methods
Each topic will be followed by exercises and/or lab experiments.
Assessment methods
Written exam: design of a CPU-based system and questions concerned with computer architectures and digital systems.
Teaching tools
Slides and practical experiments with design and simulation frameworks for digital systems and DLX processor.
Office hours
See the website of Stefano Mattoccia
SDGs
This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.