Informatics 2C: Computer Systems & Software Engineering (U02601)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 8 ? Acronym : INF-2-INF2C

This course is concerned with the design, implementation and engineering of digital computer systems. It considers computer systems from both hardware and software perspectives; offering an introduction to the internal structure of digital computers, and an introduction to the engineering of software systems.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Informatics 1A and 1B

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Informatics, (School of Informatics, Schedule O)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 2nd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
18/09/2007	15:00	15:50	Lecture Theatre 4, Appleton Tower	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Tuesday	15:00	15:50	Central
Lecture	Thursday	15:00	15:50	Central
Lecture	Friday	15:00	15:50	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

After completing this course successfully, students should be able to:
-Demonstrate an understanding of binary representation and basic operations on binary data.
-Demonstrate an understanding of key concepts in computer architecture, including: exceptions, interrupts, virtual memory, processes and pipelined execution.
-Sketch the design of a simple processor and explain how it operates.
-Demonstrate knowledge of I/O devices and the means by which they interface to a processor and its memory system.
-Demonstrate an understanding of the design and operation of important combinational and sequential components within a processor, such as adders, registers, and state machines.
-Demonstrate understanding of an execution pipeline, based on the MIPS architecture.
-Motivate and describe the activities in the software engineering process.
-Construct use cases for an application scenario.
-Explain and construct UML class diagrams and sequence diagrams.
-Build, document and maintain large Java programs using a modern IDE, rapid development methods, and configuration management tools.
-Explain how a software system and its construction may be assessed using testing, metrics, and verification techniques.
-Evaluate aspects of human usability of an application program or web site.
-Judge the security risks in software construction and show how to avoid or reduce them.
-Compare different approaches to software licensing.