GUI for Computer Architecture Simulation

Team May01-05



Project Abstract

The study of computer architecture is a challenging field because of the high degree of complexity involved in any computer system. Simulation tools have been developed to ease this complexity, allowing architectures to be developed, modified, and compared. However, these tools lack a flexible graphical user interface to help visualize the internal operation of the architecture. This has motivated the need for software that will provide an interactive display that shows the computer instructions as they are processed by the computer architecture. This software will be an effective tool for students and researchers alike because it will allow them to see the execution of actual assembly programs. It is expected that the first use of the software will be for teaching computer architecture courses at Iowa State University.

Project Plan (MS Word)

The project plan as of October 17th, 2000: project plan.doc

Poster (Power Point)

Poster.ppt

Design Document (MS Word)

The design document as of December 13th, 2000: design report.doc

Presentation slides (Power Point)

The slides as of April 25th, 2001: slideshow.ppt

Final Report (MS Word)

The final report as of May 1, 2001: final report.doc



Project Team Information

Clients/Faculty Advisors
Name Arun Somani Manimaran Govindrasu
Address 3108 Coover Hall
Ames, IA 50011
3219 Coover Hall
Ames, IA 50011
Phone Number (515) 294-0442 (515) 294-9175
Email Address arun@iastate.edu gmani@iastate.edu

Team Members
Name Neil Hansen Ben Jones Jon Mathews Sergey Sannikov
Address 4625 Steinbeck Apt. #5
Ames, IA 50014
407 Welch Avenue
Ames, IA 50010
2331 Hawthorn Court
Ames, IA 50010
29B Schilletter Village
Ames, IA 50010
Phone Number (515) 292-0222 (515) 292-5266 x302 (515) 572-7754 (515) 572-4199
Email Address nhansen@iastate.edu bjonz@iastate.edu jmathews@iastate.edu sergey@iastate.edu
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