Textbook

• Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective - author's information site

• CSC Unix Network - basic info on logging in locally and remotely
• CSC Help Desk - experiences students are available to help (handout)

Debugging

• Brief GDB Reference - a very minimal one-page reference
• GDB Quick Reference - a two-page, comprehensive reference sheet

Unix

• Unix Commands & More - good resource, includes "Learn Unix in 10 minutes"
• Unix Tutorial - great overview of many Unix commands
• Unix Command Summary - quick list of common Unix commands

C Programming

• Online C manual - prepared by a Villanova student for fellow students
• Eddie's Basic Guide to C Programming - widely used online reference for C, includes tutorials
• Learn C in 5 Hours - quick start tutorial for learning C programming
• Ascii chart - helpful for some homework problems

Simulations, Videos & Animations

• Eniac simulation - a really cool Java simulation of the Eniac
• Computer Systems demonstrations - from the Wolfram project (Computation demos)
• CPU Scheduling - animation of process scheduling in a CPU
• Inside of Hard Drive - YouTube video of hard drive in operation
• Workings of a Hard Drive - YouTube video of hard drive demo
• Computer Tour - Video of what goes on inside your computer

Topical & Current

• AMD reinvents the x86 - News about the next-generation quad-core processor called Barcelona
• Intel 45nm Transistor Press Kit - Big news about smaller feature size in January 2007
• AMD Unveils Barcelona Quad-Core Details - Article about new Barcelona processor
• How CD Works - HowStuffWorks page about CDs
• How DVD Works - HowStuffWorks page about DVDs
• How Flash memory Works - HowStuffWorks page about Flash Memory
• How PCI Works - on HowStuffWorks page about PCI

Floating Point

• IEEE 754 Calculator - Interactive binary floating point number word calculator
• Floating Point Conversion - Interactive decimal to binary form

Distance Learning Tools

• CamStudio - open source, free, desktop screen recorder
• Screen Stream - free, desktop screen sharing program

Topical & Current

• Eniac simulation - a really cool Java simulation of the Eniac
• AMD reinvents the x86 - News about the next-generation quad-core processor called Barcelona
• Intel 45nm Transistor Press Kit - Big news about smaller feature size in January 2007
• AMD Unveils Barcelona Quad-Core Details - Article about new Barcelona processor
• Inside of Hard Drive - YouTube video of hard drive in operation
• Workings of a Hard Drive - YouTube video of hard drive demo
• How PC Works - HowThingsWork video about internal computer components
• How CD Works - HowStuffWorks page about CDs
• How DVD Works - HowStuffWorks page about DVDs
• How Flash memory Works - HowStuffWorks page about Flash Memory
• Video about 7 computer components - on HowStuffWorks page about PCI
• Seagate SATA drive - video of how a Serial Advanced Technology Attachment drive works

Benchmarks

• SPEC CPU2000 - Documentation about one of the many SPEC benchmarks suites
• SPEC95 - Info about older SPEC suite, inadequate for today's processors
• Top 20 processors - Interesting comparison of performance using SPEC

The Machine that Changed the World

• Lecture notes & links - Univ. of Vermont CS department
• History of Computing - related info at Univ. of Vermont
• Videos online - part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5

Last updated: 11/04/09