CSC373: Computer Systems I (Autumn 2009/2010)
James Riely

Important Links

Textbook Errata

Labs

Unix

UNIX Tutorial for Beginners

Ubuntu documentation

GNU bash Manual

Editors

nano (Recommended)

C

GNU C Programming Tutorial

(pdf)

An introduction to C

GDB

Assembly

Summary by Muganda

Gnu Assembler Manual

(See the x86 features)

Intel IA32 Documentation

(Uses intel syntax)

Linux

The Linux Kernel

(pdf)

Lecture Materials

1.		Intro to Computer Systems and the C Language [09/15]
		Read CS:APP 1 (ie, chapter 1 of the textbook Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective) Read about C pointers: http://boredzo.org/pointers/ Read Tutorial One: http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/Teaching/Unix Skim this C reference: http://cprog.tomsweb.net/ Slides from class: file:01-1.ppt file:class-01 More slides on C: file:00-1.ppt Due: Nothing due!

2.		Integer Representations [09/22]
		Read CS:APP 2.1-2.2 Slides: file:class-02 file:02-1.ppt file:02-2.ppt Due: Datalab (`bitNor`)

3.		Integer Arithmetic; Floating Point [09/29]
		Read CS:APP 2.3-2.4 Slides: file:class-03 file:02-3.ppt Due: Datalab (`bitNor` `bitXor` `isNotEqual` `getByte` `copyLSB` `logicalShift` `tmax`)

4.		Assembly I (Arithmetic; Control) [10/06]
		Read CS:APP 3.1-3.5 Slides: file:03-1.ppt file:03-2.ppt Due: Datalab (all)

5.		Midterm Exam [10/13]
		Due: Nothing due!

6.		Assembly II (Procedures) [10/20]
		Read CS:APP 3.6-3.7 Slides: file:03-3.ppt Due: Bomblab (first two phases)

7.		Assembly III (Structured Data) [10/27]
		Read CS:APP 3.8-3.13 file:03-4.ppt file:03-5.ppt How do buffer overflow attacks work? Due: Bomblab (all)

8.		Memory Hierarchy [11/03]
		Read CS:APP 6.1-6.4 Slides: file:06-1.ppt file:06-2.ppt My buflab Notes, Buflab disassembled Due: Buflab (Candle and Sparkler)

9.		Memory Hierarchy; Virtual Memory [11/10]
		Read CS:APP 6.5-6.8, 10.1-10.7 Slides: file:10-1.ppt Due: Buflab (all)

10.		Optimization [11/17]
		Read CS:APP 5 Slides: file:05-1.ppt file:05-2.ppt Due: Nothing due! Memory System Performance Characterization with ECT memperf - Extended Copy Transfer Characterization

11.		Final Exam [11/24]
		Due: Nothing due!

Contact Hours

Class Hours:	Tue 5:45pm-9:00pm in Lewis 1110 [Section 701]
	Online, Anytime [Section 710]
Office Hours:	Tue 1:00-2:00pm in CDM 846

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