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Computer Systems
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EARLY COMPUTERS
ENIACUNIVAC
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EARLY MEMORY
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COMMON TO ALL COMPUTERS
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PENTIUM IV CHIP
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COMPUTER EXAMPLE
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MORE VERSATILE COMPUTER
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PC MOTHERBOARD
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MOTHERBOARD ELEMENTSCPU – Does the thinking according to Boolean logic
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MOTHERBOARD ELEMENTSMemory – Short term memory that CPU can access – stores digital
information as 1’s and 0’s
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North and South Bridges
North and South Bridges – control communication between processor, memory, and all the input/output devices
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MOTHERBOARD ELEMENTS
IDE – controls communication with disc drive
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MOTHERBOARD ELEMENTS
BIOS – Basic Input/Output System – when you turn on computer, these are the first instructions it sees – permanent memory
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MOTHERBOARD ELEMENTSPCI – Peripheral Component Interconnect – Input/Output Bus – Controls the audio
card, Ethernet card, card to disc drive
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MOTHERBOARD ELEMENTSAGP – Advanced Graphics Port – Communication with video card
and graphics
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EXAMPLE OPERATION
Click mouse on internet explorer icon – message makes way to CPU
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EXAMPLE OPERATIONCPU runs a program called “interrupt handler” to figure out what mouse wants
CPU sends message to disc drive requesting file representing Explorer
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EXAMPLE OPERATION
Disc drive sends program to memory
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EXAMPLE OPERATIONWhen done, disc drive tells CPU it is done
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EXAMPLE OPERATION
CPU pulls in instructions and follows them
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EXAMPLE OPERATION
CPU changes what’s on screen, looks for Ethernet card
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iPOD NANO
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OTHER PORTABLE COMPUTERS
8 GB of Flash Memory
Microprocessor
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COMPUTER CHIPS
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ASICs AND FPGAs
ASIC – Application Specific Integrated Circuit
FPGA – Field Programmable Gate Array
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COMPUTER HEIRARCHY
VLSI Circuit Design
Digital Logic Design
Microarchitecture/Organization
Instruction Set Architecture
OperatingSystem
ApplicationsSoftware
Hardware
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SYSTEM ARCHITECT - NOKIA
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LOGIC DESIGN AND VERIFICATION - APPLE
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SOFTWARE ENGINEER - BMW
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WHAT’S NEXT?
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WHAT’S NEXTWearable Computers Cloud Computing
New Interfaces
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COMPUTER SYSTEMS CLASSES
• ECEn 124 – Computer Systems
• ECEn 224 – Fundamentals of Digital Systems
• ECEn 320 – Digital System Design
• ECEn 324 – System Architecture
• ECEn 425 – Operating Systems
• ECEn 427 – Embedded Systems
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LAB EXERCISE
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