1. Computer Structure
										
											
										
											2. The Processor
										
											
										
											Instruction Set. Instruction Types. Increment Modes. Instruction Format. Data Path. Hardwired Control Unit. Microprogrammed Control Unit.
										
											
										
											3. Memory Hierarchy
										
											
										
											Cache memory
										
											
										
											4. The Memory System
										
											
										
											Organization of the Memory System. Static and Dynamic Memory. Virtual Memory
										
											
										
											5. Input/Output and Buses
										
											
										
											Input/Output Module. Programmed Input/Output. Interrupts. Direct Memory Access. Buses.

Assessment

Continous Assessment Activities

Title	Weighting	Hours	ECTS	Learning Outcomes
Exercise Seminar 1	5%	1	0.04	3, 7
Exercise Seminar 2	5%	1	0.04	9, 10
Exercise Seminar 3	5%	1	0.04	1, 6
Exercise Seminar 4	5%	1	0.04	4, 3, 11, 6
Lab	30%	3	0.12	1, 8, 9, 2, 4, 11, 5
Lab Validation	Multiplying factor from 0.5 to 1.25	1	0.04	1, 11
1st partial exam	25%	2	0.08	3
2nd partial exam	25%	2	0.08	3, 7

Evaluation process and activities:

The objective of the evaluation process is to verify that the students have achieved the knowledge and skills defined in the objectives of the subject, as well as the competencies.

The evaluation will be carried out based on the degree of involvement in the seminars, the scientific-technical knowledge of the subject achieved by the students and the practical work developed by the students in groups of 3 people in the laboratory sessions.

To make this evaluation, the following instruments are available:

- The evaluation of the work in the Seminar sessions, which will include the delivery of a work in each session.

- Two midterms carried out throughout the course, individually, to adequately assess the degree of knowledge achieved by the students.

- The assessment of the students' work in the laboratory, as well as that of the documentation submitted of their practical work and the corresponding individual validation test.

 

Final grade = Midterm grade * (0.5) + Seminar grade * (0.2) + Practical grade * (0.3)

 

Midterm Grades = 1st Midterm * (0.5) + 2nd Midterm * (0.5)

Minimum average grade of Midterms: 5 points

Minimum grade of each midterm to be able to make calculate the final mark: 3 points

Rescheduling of Midterm Exams: In the cases contemplated in the regulations, to request the rescheduling of a Partial Exam, the established procedure must be followed. As a general rule, if a midterm exam must be rescheduled, it will be rescheduled on the date of the reassessment test.

  

Seminar Grades = > The 4 best grades obtained in the 5 seminars are considered. Each seminar considered has a weight of 0.25 in the final seminar grade

The seminars willbe held in teams of 3 people (always the same teams). In the exceptional case of not being able to attend a seminar due to force majeure, there will be the possibility of connecting with the team online via Teams and participating in the activities of the seminar so that attendance can be taken into account.

Seminars cannot be rescheduled or rescheduled.

  

Practice Grade = Lab * Validation

Minimum grade of practices: 5 points

Minimum laboratory grade to calculate the Practice Grade: 5 points

 

 Students who do not pass the part of the Midterms (either because they have obtained less than 3 points in a midterm or because they do not reach an average of 5 points in this part) will be able to take the re-evaluation exam of ALL the topics of the subject.

Attendance at laboratory sessions is mandatory and cannot be recovered. In the exceptional case of not being able to attend a laboratory session due to force majeure, there will be possibility of connecting with the team online via Teams and participating in the practice session so that attendance can be taken into account. Failure to attend two practical sessions will result in a failure in the laboratory qualification.

 

The practical work carried out in the laboratory sessions DOES NOT have REEVALUATION.

 

The practice will be structured in three levels: Basic, Intermediate and Advanced:

 

- The basic level gives the option of a score between 0 and 6 points, if it is delivered in the first 3 sessions. If it is delivered in the fourth or fifth session, it can reach a 5.5 and if it is delivered in the last session, a 5.

- The intermediate level allows you to add one point to the grade of the basic level, if it is delivered in the two sessions following the delivery of the basic level, and half a point if it is delivered from the third session after having delivered the basic level.

- The advanced level gives the option to add one point to thescore achieved after submitting the intermmediate level if it is delivered in the two sessions following the delivery of the intermmediate level and half a point from the third session.

 

You cannot submit the work for a level if you have not previously presented the previous level to the teacher and he or she has given you the go-ahead. Only one level can be submitted in a session. In order to pass the practices, it is necessary to achieve a minimum score of 5 points in the laboratory sessions.

The grade obtained in the laboratory is individual, and will depend on the attendance and work developed during the practical sessions, and on the answers by each member of the team to the questions that the teacher responsible for the shift may ask.

There is a written test of individual validation of the practices in the schedule established by the coordination for the second midterms in January. A score of 0 points on the validation test will give a factor of 0.5, a score of 5 points will give a factor of 1, and a score of 10 will give a factor of 1.25. That is, there is a scale factor between 0 and 5 (0.5+0.1*grade) and a scale factor between 5 and 10 (1+0.05*(grade-5)).

 

Scheduling and operation of evaluation activities:

The dates of the continuous assessment tests and submission of assignments will be published on the virtual campus and may be subject to possible scheduling changes for reasons of adaptation to possible incidents; the Virtual Campus (CV) will always be updated about these changes, since the CV is the usual mechanism for communicating information by the teaching staff. Students who wish to communicate with the teaching staff electronically must do so using their institutional email and directing it tothe institutional email of the teaching staff in order to avoid communication problems.

Both with regard tothe midterms and the reassessment, no person will be allowed to enter after 5 minutes from the start of the test. Electronic devices (mobile phones, smart watches, tablets, etc.) may not be used in the evaluation tests.

Procedure for reviewing grades:

For each evaluation activity, once the grades have been published, a deadline will be set to request review. People who have requested a review will be called to carry out the review. In this context, complaints may be made about the grade of the activity, which will be evaluated by the teaching staff responsible for the subject. People who do not request a review will not be able to review this activity later.

Special Qualifications:

- Students are considered to have taken the subject when they have completed a delivery of seminar exercises and have attended a midterm exam. In case of not presenting this minimum, the grade awarded will be "Not evaluable".

- To pass the subject, it will be necessary to have obtained a minimum score of 5 in the practical section and average of the midterms.

- A complete evaluation of the theory part (midterms) will be planned at the end of the semester for those students that have passed the practicum, but not the midterms. Provided that the grade of this global reassessment of the controls is greater than 5 points, the final grade will be calculated by calculating the corresponding average with the practicum grade and the seminars.

- In case of not passing the subject due to not reaching the minimum score in any of the sections, even if the final grade is equal to or greater than 5 when calculating the average, the final for the subject will be a 4.5. In the event that the average does not reach 5,the grade that will appear in the records will be the average grade obtained numerically.

- To qualify for the honors grade,it is a necessary condition to have obtained a final grade of the subject of more than 9 points. On the other hand, only a maximum number of honors can be assigned equal to 5% of the number of students enrolled.

Evaluation of repeating students:

Repeating students are evaluated in the same way as newly enrolled students, without any difference, nor keeping any grade count from the previous year.

Consequences of irregularities committed by students:

Without prejudice to other disciplinary measures that may be deemed appropriate, and in accordance with current academic regulations, irregularities committed by a person that may lead to a variation in the grade will be graded with a zero (0). For example, plagiarism, copying, letting copy, unauthorized use of AI (e.g. Copilot, ChatGPT or equivalents) ..., an evaluation activity will involve suspending this evaluation activity with a zero (0). Evaluation activities qualified in this way and by this procedure will not be recoverable.  If it is necessary to pass any of these evaluation activities to pass the subject, this subject will be suspended directly, without the opportunity to recover it in the same academic year.

For this subject, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies is allowed exclusively in support tasks, such as bibliographic or information search, text correction or translations ... In the case of laboratory practices, the student must clearly identify which parts have been generated with this technology, specify the tools used and include a critical reflection on how they have influenced the process and the final result of the activity. Non-transparency of the use of AI in this assessable activity will be considered a lack of academic honesty and may lead to a partial or total penalty in the grade of the activity, or greater penalties incases of seriousness of the act. AI tools cannot be used in problem seminars.

Single Assessment:

This subject DOES NOT PROVIDE FOR A SINGLE ASSESSMENT.