Course: Computer Structure

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Course title Computer Structure
Course code KMI/STRUP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Zacpal Jiří, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Outrata Jan, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Intoduction to computers: What is computer, categories of computers, history of computers. Computer architecture (von Neumann's, harvard) and principles of its working. 2. Binary logic: Number systems, Bool angebra, logical operations and their properties, logical functions and their simplifications, combinatorial and sequential logical circuits. 3. Data representation: Integer and decimal (fixed, float) number coding, characeter coding (ASCII, Unicode), error detection and correction codes. 4. Computer parts: Personal computer and its parts (including case and power supply). Motherboard, (internal) buses, chipset, BIOS. Microprocessor (CPU), instructions, Intel processors. (Internal) memories ROM, RAM and cache. 5. Internal computer parts: Expansion cards: graphic, sound, network, multimedia. Interfaces/buses for disk devices. Hard disk (HDD), disk arrays. Removable disks: floppy disk (FDD), optical disks, flash disks. 6. External computer parts and periferies: Displays. Keyboard and mouse. External interfaces/buses.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
The course is the first of two introductory courses into the study of technological areas of computer science and it introduces students to the structure, parts, basic principles and technologies of computers. Within practices students do taks from the areas of numer systems, binary logic and data representation. They also alone do tasks given at lectures and get familiar with computer parts and their function.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Active participation in class. Passing the written and electronic test.
Recommended literature
  • Brookshear J. G. (2013). Informatika. Computer Press.
  • Brtník, B. (2011). Číslicové systémy. Benn, Praha.
  • Dembowski K. (2009). Mistrovství v hardware. Comuter Press.
  • Hennessy J. L., Patterson D. A. (2011). Computer Organization and Design: The Hardware/Software Interface, 4th Edition. Morgan Kaufmann.
  • Kubátová Hana. (2013). Struktura a architektura počítačů s řešenými příklady. ČVUT.
  • Linda Null. (2018). Essentials of Computer Organization and Architecture 5th Edition. Jones & Bartlett Learning.
  • Messmer H.-P., Dembowski K. (2005). Velká kniha počítačového hardware. CP Books.
  • Mueller S. (2003). Osobní počítač: Hardware, Upgrade, Opravy. CP Books.
  • Stallings W. (2021). Computer Organization and Architecture, Global Edition, 11th Edition. Pearson.
  • Zelený J., Mannová B. (2006). Historie výpočetní techniky. Scientia.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Computer Science - Specialization in Programming and Software Development (2021) Category: Informatics courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Computer Science for Education (2024) Category: Informatics courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Computer Science - Specialization in General Computer Science (2021) Category: Informatics courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Computer Science (2020) Category: Informatics courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Information Technologies (2022) Category: Informatics courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter