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--- foundational_concepts [2007/09/06 22:01] – roumani
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 ====== Foundational Concepts ======
-This lecture covers //four// major topics: The Big Picture (how this course fits in CSE), the Software-Hardware
+This lecture covers //three// major topics: The Big Picture (how this course fits in CSE), the Software-Hardware Interface (the Source-to-Execution Journey), and Performance (barriers and innovations).
-[[http://www.cse.yorku.ca/~roumani/course/2021/theInterface.pdf|  Interface]] (the Source-to-Execution Journey), Performance (barriers and innovations), and the CPU (a day in the life of).
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   * Performance terms
   * Performance drivers
-  * The fetch-execute cycle
-  * LMC
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   * The role of system software (compiler and O/S)
   * The von Neumann Architecture
+  * The Fetch-Execute Cycle
   * Latency versus Throughput and Speedup
-  * Moore's Law
   * Size, Heat, and Speed
-  * Buffering and Caching
+  * Buffering, Caching, and Pipelining
+  * Moore's Law
-  * The Fetch-Execute Cycle
-  * Machine Language and Opcodes
+===== Slides from Lecture =====
+[[http://www.cse.yorku.ca/~roumani/course/2021/bigPicture.pdf|The Big Picture]]
+[[http://www.cse.yorku.ca/~roumani/course/2021/theInterface.pdf|The Software-Hardware Interface]]
+[[http://www.cse.yorku.ca/~roumani/course/2021/performance.pdf|  Performance]]
+===== To Do =====
+  * Read Chapter 1 of our textbook
+  * Do the Drep Homework in the Calendar. Use the //Discussion Group// if you have questions or encounter problems.
+  * [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Von_Neumann_architecture|The von Neumann Architecture]]. //Optional//
+  * [[http://www.ubiq.com/hypertext/weiser/SciAmDraft3.html|Ubiquitous Computing]]. //Optional//
-===== Assigned Readings =====
-  * Chapter 1 of our textbook
-  * [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Von_Neumann_architecture|The von Neumann Architecture]]
-  * [[http://www.ubiq.com/hypertext/weiser/SciAmDraft3.html|Ubiquitous Computing]]
-  * LMC: Familiarize yourself with its instructions and programming. Here is a [[http://www.herts.ac.uk/ltdu/projects/mm5/|demo]]  from the University of Herfordshire, UK; an [[http://www.acs.ilstu.edu/faculty/javila/lmc/|applet]] that simulates the LMC from Illinois State University, USA; and two articles that describe it from [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_man_computer|Wikipedia]] and [[http://isedj.org/isecon/2001/12c/ISECON.2001.Yurcik.pdf|ISECON]].