ELEC 464 : Material Covered by Midterm Exam
A student asked:
> Is it possible to post a reading list on the ee464 web site so
> that I can prepare for the midterm? I would like to know which
> sections in the text are covered and which sections are
> omitted. Thank You.
As far as material covered in the course, we've pretty well stuck
to the outline as given in the course
information document. This is a Web (HTML) document that is
available on the EE 464 Web site and was handed out in the first
lecture. Essentially, we've covered Chapters 1 to 6 of the text,
omitting the following:
- Chapter 3 (pseudo-code, structured programming)
- sections dealing with features of more advanced
versions of the the 68000 (the 68010, 68020, ...)
- our coverage of the 68000 addressing modes was sketchy
(you only need to know the basic ones)
We also covered PAL design using CUPL which is not covered in the
text.
This includes so much material (about 350 pages) that you may
want to review the lectures notes and use the text to fill in the
areas that are unclear.
However, it may be more effective to base your review strategy
around the Course
Objectives which are available in the same document on the
Web page. The first six objectives (timing analysis through
exception processing) will be tested. The questions on the
midterm will be similar to the assignment problems. If you've
been doing the assignments you shouldn't have much problem.
For example, you will almost certainly have to do the following
on the mid-term and/or the final exam:
- given processor/memory/peripheral data sheets and a schematic,
show whether the timing requirements of a circuit are met
- given a specification, design a combinational and/or sequential
logic circuit that meets the specification. The design may
require an understanding of the 68000 processor bus signals
and the implementation may require using a PAL.
- describe in detail the contents of registers and memory before,
during and after a 68000 exception
Another suggestion is to make sure that you are intimately
familiar with the 68000 reference card in the Appendix to the
text. By this point in the course you should understand in
detail the meaning of every bit of information on that card (if
you don't, then you've missed something!). Understanding the way
the information in the reference card is laid out will save you
time during the midterm and exam.
Ed Casas / edc@ece.ubc.ca