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Current Academic Year 2012 - 2013
Please note that this information is subject to change.

Module Title	Compt. Archit. & Assembly Level Programming
Module Code	CA296
School	School of Computing
Online Module Resources
Module Co-ordinator	Semester 1: Kevin Casey Semester 2: Kevin Casey Autumn: Kevin Casey
Module Teacher	Kevin Casey
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	10
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

Description

Introduction to CPU and MemorySignals, Data and FlagsRegisters and LimitsIntroduction of assembly languageStructured Assembly language program designIn depth introduction to DOS Interrupts programming Compiler Optimisation

Learning Outcomes

1. Understand the operation of CPU registers
2. Describe how data is written to and read from memory
3. Calculate the numerical limits of memory and registers
4. Verify ALU operations by understanding the importance of the flags
5. Write 8086 Assembly Procedures
6. Design, Code and Test Interrupt Driven 8086 Assembly programs

Workload	Full-time hours per semester
*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Lecture	36	Course Lectures
Lab	24	Lab Work and Assessments
Independent learning	190	Supplemental Reading and Practical Work
Total Workload: 250

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

None

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	40%	Examination Weight	60%

Course Work Breakdown
Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Computerised test/exam	Lab Exam to test 8086 programming skills	20%	Week 8
Computerised test/exam	Lab Exam to test 8086 programming skills	20%	Week 11

Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; 1 = A resit is available for all components of the module 2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module 3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List

Murray Sargent III and Richard L. Shoemaker: 1986, The IBM personal computer from the inside out, Addison-Wesley Pub. Co., Reading, Mass., 0201069180

Other Resources

None

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