A. I. Cuza University of Iaşi


Hardware Practice

Course nameHardware Practice CodeCS1211
Class Undergraduate, 2008 - 2011
Level Licenţă Year 1 Semester 2 Status Compulsory
Hours per weekTotal hours per semesterTotal hours of individual workCreditsEvaluation typeTeaching language
CSLPr
1 0 3 0 56 94 5 M ro
Taught byAcademic and scientific title, name
Collaborator, Engineer, Adrian Buburuzan
Lecturer, PhD, Vlad Rădulescu
Required courses
ObjectivesUnderstanding the hardware structure of the computers. Acquiring the knowledge regarding the hardware and software configuration of a PC.
General thematicsFunctional blocks of the PC, microprocessors (internal structure, Intel and AMD platforms, techniques used for improving the performance), memory (RAM, BIOS, video, cache), I/O devices (interrupts, buses, new connecting standards), building computer networks (network cards and standards, cables, hubs, switches, routers), working with hard disks (plugging, partitioning, formatting), CMOS configuration, connecting to the Internet, building and configuring a small PC network.
Seminary / Laboratory thematicsAssembling and configuring a computer, working with hard disks, building and configuring computer networks.
Teaching methodsBlackboard presentations, practical demonstrations.
Bibliography
  • J. L. Henessy, D. A. Patterson, Computer Architecture - A Quantitative Approach, Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 1990.
  • D. A. Patterson, J. L. Henessy, Computer Organization & Design: The Hardware/Software Interface, Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 1998.
  • A. Tanenbaum, Structured Computer Organization, Prentice Hall, 1999.

EvaluationconditionsThe presence at the laboratory activities.
criteriasAt least 5 points on each test; 4 points are accepted for at most one test.
modesTwo practical tests, the first (TS1) during the 7th week, the second (TS2) during the 14th week. One written test (TL) during the examination session.
formulaFinal result = (TS + TL1 + TL2) / 3

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