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The Task
- The aim of this project is to create an
interactive downloadable/web-based teaching aid for the 2nd
year Computer Architecture course using the software package
“Macromedia Authorware 5.2”.This
project is concerned primarily with producing an interactive
teaching aid to describe how cache and memory systems work, using
animations to show timing and data flow.
- The teaching aid will be available both as a
standalone downloadable application and interactive online
application.
- The teaching aid can be used by
lecturers of the Computer Architecture course to supplement
their lectures, enabling them to demonstrate and teach the subject
material in a more intuitive and fun way.
- The teaching aid should be available as a
learning tool for students to use.
The Tools
- Macromedia Authorware 5.2 is the main
tool used to create the teaching aid.
- It is a visual rich-media authoring tool for
creating interactive Web and online learning applications.
- It allows diagrams where multiple data
objects and paths are interacting to be shown with easy to
understand animations.
- It supports the Windows and Macintosh
platforms.
The Teaching Material
- The teaching material is aimed at 2nd Year
students studying Computer Architecture for the first time and is
derived from three main sources.
- The 2nd Year Computer Architecture lecture
notes of Professor Dagless
- The book Computer Organisation &
Design: The Hardware/Software Interface (2nd Edition) by David
A. Patterson and John L. Hennessy.
- The Internet - various online University
Computer Architecture lecture notes.
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