May 7th, 2007
See you there. Get a good night’s sleep! It will do you more good than studying all night ever will.
Open notes, books, etc. No computers, cell phones, or other communication devices. You’ll need a pencil. Space for your answers is provided on the exam.
Good luck!
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April 26th, 2007
Today we will review the course by examining an old final exam. Old final exam.
Of course, your final exam will be a bit different from this, but this will give you an idea of the sort of things I’m likely to ask.
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April 24th, 2007
Today we’ll talk about I/O devices and how the computer manages them. Lecture 23 slides.
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April 19th, 2007
Today we’ll look at how the operating system uses the virtual memory system to run programs. Lecture 22 slides.
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April 17th, 2007
We’ve seen how to make memory look fast using cache, now we’ll look at how to make memory look bigger. Lecture 21 slides.
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April 17th, 2007
Problems 7.2-7.5, 7.9, 7.10, 7.16
Due: 24 April.
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April 12th, 2007
Today we’ll look at more details of the cache. Lecture 20 slides.
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April 9th, 2007
Today we’ll begin to talk about using the memory hierarchy to create the illusion of a large-fast-cheap memory. Lecture 19 slides.
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April 9th, 2007
Study in Chapter 7, sections 7.1-7.5.
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April 5th, 2007
Today we’ll look at the difficulties that arise from trying to do more than one thing at a time. Lecture 18 slides.
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