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Study programmes 2008-2009Last update : 29/06/2009
INFO0012-1  Computation Structures
Duration :  30h Th, 30h Pr
Credits/ECTS :  
Bachelor in engineering sciences, civil engineer orientation (Bachelor in engineering sciences, civil engineer orientation), 3rd yearPremier quadrimestre5
Bachelor in computer sciences, 3rd yearPremier quadrimestre6
One-year preliminary programme leading to the Master in Computer SciencesPremier quadrimestre6
Master in Electrical Engineering, in-depth approach, 1st yearPremier quadrimestre5
Master in Computer Engineering, in-depth approach, 1st yearPremier quadrimestre5
Master in Electrical Engineering, specialized approach, 1st yearPremier quadrimestre5
Master in Computer Engineering, specialized approach, 1st yearPremier quadrimestre5
Holder(s) :  Pierre Wolper
Language :  Langue française
Course contents :  Detailed study of a processor and of an assembly language. Introduction to systems programmning and to processes; virtual memory. Concurrent programming and interprocess communication. Processor implementaton techniques: pipe-lines, cache memory, ...
Course objective :  To give a concrete example of the structure of a simple processor, to introduce the fundamental concepts used in operating systems and to present the basics of concurrent programming.
Prerequisites :  Basic knowledge of digital circuits, famliliarity with programming.
Workshops :  Exercises on the design of a microcode based processor, assembly language programming, programming in C, programming problems involving concurrent programming using the Linux system.
Organization :  1st semester - Lectures, problem sessions, programming assignments.
Written notes :  Reference text; notes and transparencies available from the course web page.
Assessment :  Grading of programming assignments, written exam (no oral exam).
Contacts :  Teacher : P. Wolper
Phone 04 366 20 99
e-mail pw@montefiore.ulg.ac.be
Assistant:
Remarks :  Further information can be found on the course web page: http://www.montefiore.ulg.ac.be/~pw/cours/struct.html


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