© Thomas Kunz 2000
SCE 574
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Outline (cont.)
1. Classes of systems and their major features
äOn-line
and Transactional
äEmbedded
and Real time (soft and hard)
äGeneral
purpose
2. Basics of computer architecture
äExamples:
Pentium and PowerPC
äData
models: integers, reals, character sets
äMemory and memory access, interrupts, caches, disks
äInstructions
3. Assembler language
äMain
features in assembly languages
äAddressing
modes
äSubprogram
calling sequences
äExamples