ELT 215G1   Homework Assignments  -- updated 9/30/08

Given 9/3/08,  due 9/8/08

• Review Chapters 7 and 8
• Do problem 14 at the end of chapter 7 (p.417 in 9th edition)
  use engineering and/or graph paper to align the timing diagram
• Email the instructor with your email address

Given 9/8/08, due 9/10/08

• Review Chapters 7 and 8
• Read 9 thru 9-6
• Do hand-out J-K  (114) problem (you can get a copy from the instructor on Tuesday)
• On page 530 and following, do #13 and #19
  use engineering and/or graph paper to align the timing diagram

Given 9/10/08, due 9/15/08

• If not already done, Email the instructor with your email address
• Logon to Blackboard
• Read rest of chapter 9 (can skip 9-10) and through 10-2
• Do hand-out counter  (191) problem 
• On page 531, do  #19

Given 9/15/08, due 9/17/08

• If not already done, Email the instructor with your email address
• Logon to Blackboard
• read through 10-5
• On  page 599 (chapter 10) do #14
• For the following memory nomenclatures (given as [number of locations] x [bits per location]),
  find the number of address lines, number of data lines, and total number of bits:
• 32 x 4
• 16K x 8
• 4M x 16

Given 9/17/08, due 9/22/08

• read through 10-8  
• page 599 #11, 15
• Look at How Stuff Works:
• How Tape Recorders Work; http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/cassette.htm/
• How Floppy Disk Drives Work: http://www.howstuffworks.com/floppy-disk.htm
• How Hard Disks Work: http://computer.howstuffworks.com/hard-disk.htm
• And while you're at it, get some more packground on RAM (aimed toward PC usage):
• How RAM works: http://computer.howstuffworks.com/ram.htm 

Given 9/22/08, due 9/24/08
Note:   No School on Tuesday and Wednesday, 9/30 and 10/1.   Also Monday 10/6 will follow a Thursday schedule.

• read through 10-8  (same as last time)
• page 599 #17
• Look at How Stuff Works:
• How Tape Recorders Work; http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/cassette.htm/
• How Floppy Disk Drives Work: http://www.howstuffworks.com/floppy-disk.htm
• How Hard Disks Work: http://computer.howstuffworks.com/hard-disk.htm
• How RAM works: http://computer.howstuffworks.com/ram.htm

Given 9/24/08, due 9/29/08
Note:   No School on Tuesday and Wednesday, 9/30 and 10/1.   Also Monday 10/6 will follow a Thursday schedule.

• read through 10-8  (same as last time)
• do hand out problem  (use 256x2 to make 2048x4)

Given 9/29/08, due 10/8/08
Note:   No School on Tuesday and Wednesday, 9/30 and 10/1.   Also Monday 10/6 will follow a Thursday schedule.

• read through chapter10
• Look at How Stuff Works:
• How CDs Work: http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/cd.htm
• Not assigned in class but you should look at:
• How CD Burners Work: http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/cd-burner.htm
• How DVDs Work: http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/dvd.htm

Given 10/8/08, due 10/13/08

• read through chapter11-1
• Look at How Stuff Works:
• How CDs Work: http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/cd.htm
• How CD Burners Work: http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/cd-burner.htm
• How DVDs Work: http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/dvd.htm
• Read  Prof. Kuhn's article: Audio Compact Disk - An Introduction:  http://gcwebtw.com/Knowhow/AudioCD/AudioCD.htm