Prerequisite: CIS 283 or permission of instructor.

Spring 2013

Time:Wednesdays 6:10pm-10:00pm

Location: Salazar Hall C259

Instructor:

Song Xing, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Information Systems
Office: Simpson Tower, Room 605
Phone: (323)343-2917
Email: sxing@calstatela.edu
Web:  http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/sxing

Office hours: Tuesday 3:15pm-4:15pm, 6:15-7:15pm & Thursday 2:15pm-4:15pm. Send the Instructor email for an appointment for other times. 

Objectives:  This course will provide the student with a detailed understanding of computer hardware and system software. The material covered in this course is intended to form a foundation of technical knowledge for systems analysis, design, configuration, procurement, and management. It is designed to introduce the basic concepts in computer logic, data concepts and formats, computer architecture and hardware operation, and system software to students in information systems.

Textbook:

• Stephen D. Burd, Systems Architecture, Sixth Edition, Cengage Learning, 2010, ISBN 0538475331.

Tentative Topics:

1. Computer Technology

2. Introduction to Systems Architecture

3. Data Representation

4. Processor Technology and Architecture

5. Data Storage Technology

6. System Integration and Performance

7. Input/Output Technology

8. Data and Network Communication Technology

9. Computer Networks

10. Application Development

11. Operating Systems

12. File and Secondary Storage Management Systems

13. Internet and Distributed Application Services

14. System Administration

Grading:

There will be regular homework assignments, a mid-term exam, and a final exam. A final grade will be determined using the following weights: Homework 10%, Mid-term Exam 42%, Final Exam 46%, Class participation and attendance 2%.

Homwork:

Homework assignments must be done individually. Failure to do so will result in a violation of the Academic Honor Code. The following cases will be considered as violations: identical answers and extremely similar answers.

The extension of the homework due day is possible and will be announced in the class. People who submit the homework on time will earn extra credits if there is an extension. However, any submission will not be accepted after the homework sloutions are posted online.

Exam:

The tentative date for the mid-term is May 8, Wednesday, 6:10pm-8:10pm. The final exam is scheduled for Jun 12, Wednesday, 7:30pm-10:00pm. The exams will contain the true/false, multiple choice, and small questions. The final exam is not cumulative and it will only cover the material talked after the mid-term exam. The study guides and exam sample questions will be posted on the Homework page of the course web site. You are allowed to use one page note in two exams.

Make-up exams will be given only in unusual circumstances beyond the student's control. Arrangements for make-up exams must be made in advance.

Attendance Policy:

Attendance is mandatory. Send the instructor (sxing@calstatela.edu) email in advance if you have to miss a class due to emergency or sickness.