CS254 - Memory and Structure

TIMETABLE	TEACHING MATERIAL
Credits	10
Level	2
Semester	Term 2
Availability	Available to participants taking UG Graduate and Degree Apprenticeship programmes, e.g. BSc Hons IT: Software Development.
Prerequisites	N/A
Learning Activities Breakdown	12 tutorials, online study, and assessed coursework (exercises, quizzes and a project).
Assessment	The class is assessed 100% by coursework consisting of exercises (40%), quizzes (10%) and a project (50%).
Lecturer	Leila Shafti

Aims and Objectives

The aim of the class is to develop the participant's understanding of a low-level programming language, its relationship with the underlying instruction set of the computer, and how data is organised within memory.

Learning Outcomes

After completing this class participants will be able to:

Understand the relationship between a low-level programming language with respect to high level languages and assembly languages.
Understand how data is organised in memory.
Have a practical understanding of memory organisation and management within low-level programs.
Understand the mapping between low-level programs and the CPU.
Design and implement a low-level program.

Syllabus

Introduction to C & Linux: Installing a POSIX environment and using Linux commands, C as a level between Assembly and Java, loops, arrays and scope.
Data organisation in memory: pointers, strings, structs and unions, representing objects.
Memory organisation for programs: Memory hierarchy, Stack and Heap Management, Main memory management, Virtual memory.
From C to the CPU: CPU organisation, Instruction Sets and Assembly, mapping C constructs to Assembly.

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CS254 - Memory and Structure

Aims and Objectives

Learning Outcomes

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