% Author: Ian! D. Allen - idallen@idallen.ca - www.idallen.com
% Date: Winter 2011 - January to April 2011 - Updated 2011-03-26 04:21 EDT
% Title: Week 09 Notes for DAT2343 - Winter 2011

-   [Course Home Page]
-   [Course Outline]
-   [All Weeks]
-   [Plain Text]

Second Midterm Test
===================

-   The Second Midterm Test date is posted on the [Course Home Page].
-   The Second Midterm covers material on Assignments 01 through 08 inclusive
    and Week Notes 01 through 07 inclusive.
-   For full mark credit, read the [Test Instructions] for important
    directions on how to enter your answers on the mark-sense forms.

Lecture Notes for This Week
===========================

From the Class Notes link on the Course Home Page
-------------------------------------------------

-   [Course Home Page]
-   [All Weeks]

-   [Assignment #09] - midterm #2 test topics review

-   [301_LMC.html] - The “Little Man” Computer

-   [302_LMC_instruction_cycle.txt] - The Little Man Computer Instruction
    Cycle

-   [305_LMC_opcodes.html] - Extended LMC Operation Codes - Opcodes

-   [306_LMCProgramming.html] - LMC Machine Level Programming

-   [307_LMC_lights.txt] - LMC Negative Flag Trickery

-   [310_Comparison_of_the_LMC_and_General_Computer_Models.pps] -

-   [310_Comparison_of_the_LMC_and_General_Computer_Models.ppt] -

-   [350_LMC_sample1.txt] - add and subtract

-   [350_LMC_sample2.txt] - input, add, output

-   [350_LMC_sample3.txt] - input, add, and loop using a counter

-   [360_LMC_Simulator.html] - Clone of Son of LMC Simulator

-   [361_LMC_Simulator_Usage.pps] -

-   [361_LMC_Simulator_Usage.ppt] -

From the Internet
-----------------

-   <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_man_computer> - This describes the
    original LMC from 1965; it uses different opcodes than our LMC.
-   <http://www.atkinson.yorku.ca/~sychen/research/LMC/LittleMan.html> - A
    Java simulator using different opcodes than our LMC. Contains a built-in
    LMC assembler (which they call a “compiler”).
-   <http://matt.krutar.org/LMC4/> - A Javascript simulator using different
    opcodes than our LMC.

From the Classroom Whiteboard/Chalkboard
----------------------------------------

-   Your in-class notes go here.

-   Midterm test on Friday.

-   [Assignment #09] - midterm #2 test topics review

-   The LMC (continued)

    -   see the [Class Notes][All Weeks], above
    -   review: sample programs using labels

Midterm Test Scores
-------------------

These are the scores on your second midterm test:

92.9 89.3 85.7 82.1 75 67.9 67.9 60.7 46.4 42.9 32.1 28.6 25

On Friday March 17 you were each EMailed your individual score sheet with a
list of right/wrong answers. Retrieve your individual question sheet from
your instructor and submit your corrected answers as [Assignment #09]. The
test number on your question sheet must match your EMailed answer sheet.

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  [Course Home Page]: ..
  [Course Outline]: 2010-2011_DAT2343.pdf
  [All Weeks]: indexcgi.cgi
  [Plain Text]: week09notes.txt
  [Test Instructions]: 000_test_instructions.html
  [Assignment #09]: assignment09.txt
  [301_LMC.html]: 301_LMC.html
  [302_LMC_instruction_cycle.txt]: 302_LMC_instruction_cycle.txt
  [305_LMC_opcodes.html]: 305_LMC_opcodes.html
  [306_LMCProgramming.html]: 306_LMCProgramming.html
  [307_LMC_lights.txt]: 307_LMC_lights.txt
  [310_Comparison_of_the_LMC_and_General_Computer_Models.pps]: 310_Comparison_of_the_LMC_and_General_Computer_Models.pps
  [310_Comparison_of_the_LMC_and_General_Computer_Models.ppt]: 310_Comparison_of_the_LMC_and_General_Computer_Models.ppt
  [350_LMC_sample1.txt]: 350_LMC_sample1.txt
  [350_LMC_sample2.txt]: 350_LMC_sample2.txt
  [350_LMC_sample3.txt]: 350_LMC_sample3.txt
  [360_LMC_Simulator.html]: 360_LMC_Simulator.html
  [361_LMC_Simulator_Usage.pps]: 361_LMC_Simulator_Usage.pps
  [361_LMC_Simulator_Usage.ppt]: 361_LMC_Simulator_Usage.ppt
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