Sparc

• SPARC Architecture - Version 8 manual of the SPARC Architecture (pdf)

Unix

• A brief Unix command summary
• More extensive Unix command summary
• Self-directed Unix tutorial

C Programming

• Eddie's Basic Guide to C - really good tutorial on C programming
• C Library Reference Guide - excellent reference on C
  
• The Gnu C Library - great online book with tons of applicable info

Research Paper Assignment resources

• Formatting - tips on formatting your research paper
• Template - MS Word template for a research paper

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

CSC System

• CS Dept. Tech Support - main department tech support page with links to lots of info
• Accessing the CS Unix Network - info about getting access to our system (see SSH link below)
• Mendel Lab Log - info and links relating to the labs in Mendel (has a webcam)
  

Download SSH client

• SSHWin-2_3_0.exe - download older version from CS department, via professor's web site
• SSHSecureShellClient-3.2.9.exe - last free version (for .edu) available via ftp

CSC Sun network

• The department Sun cluster of machines is named after artists:  monet, renoir, rodin, cezanne, matisse, gauguin, cassatt, picasso, cezanne, etc.
• You can see your files (data) from any machine on the cluster, as the file system is "logically" shared.
• Be smart and use a machine with a small load (i.e., few users, try the Unix command "who")
• Each PC is a node on the network
• You have access to resources connected to the network
• Remember that Unix is case-sensitive
• Printing can be done using the following commands:

lpr -Pbslab filename  (in M156)
lpr -Pcslab filename  (in M254)
lpr -Pmlp filename    (in Mendel basement)
lpq -Pbslab           (shows jobs printing on bslab printer)

• Get help on a command by trying one or more of these tricks:

apropos commandname
man commandname

Computer Architecture References

• Moore's Law on SlashDot - hubub over the 40th anniversary and a $10K reward for magazine
• Forty Years of Moore's Law - April 18, 2005 article in Seattle Times
• Intel architecture docs - for developers
• Bus & Controller Jargon - list of abbreviations and their definitions
• Computer Dictionary - a searchable computer jargon reference
• PC Technology Guide - excellent resource for identifying and understanding PC components.
  
• ParaScope - IEEE central source for links to journals, conferences, etc. having to do with high-performance computing (also known as "parallel computing") at the cutting edge of computer architecture
• People in Computer Architecture - listing of researchers and links for those actively working in Computer Architecture

Endian-ness

• Dr. Bill's Notes - good explanation of big- and little-endian
• Webopedia - definition of big- and little-endian
  

Tomasulo's Algorithm

• Tomasulo's Algorithm (Univ. of Minnesota)
• Java applet simulator of Tomasulo's Algorithm - complicated!
  
• Tomasulo's Algorithm (Univ. of Maryland
• Tomasulo's Algorithm (Kansas State Univ.)
  

ASCII

• Ascii chart - helpful for some homework problems

The Machine that Changed the World

• Lecture notes & links - Univ. of Vermont CS department
• History of Computing - related info at Univ. of Vermont

Last updated: 03/18/07