Day 1

• List the three categories of computer systems.
• Describe each of the three categories of computer systems.
• Compare and Contrast the typical requirements for each of the three categories of computer systems.
• List the four things that computer engineers typically try to optimize.

Day 2

• List the five classic components of a computer.
• State the importance of the papers written by John von Neumann and colleagues.
• Draw the Von Neumann Architecture.
• State the alternate name for the Von Neumann Architecture.
• Describe the Von Neumann bottleneck.
• Describe how Von Neumann bottleneck is removed by the Harvard Architecture.
• Define central processing unit (CPU) in the context of the five classic components of a computer.
• List the three busses created by the CPU.

Day 3

• Define the stored-program concept.
• Compare and contrast primary and secondary memory.
• Draw the modern computer architecture memory pyramid.
• Identify temporary volatile storage and permanent storage levels within the modern memory pyramid.
• Define volatile and non-volatile in the context of computer memory.
• List the memory and storage size prefixes (KB, MB, GB, etc. and how they differ in memory and storage).
• State Moore's Law.
• Describe how Moore's Law and transistor density changed the computer industry.
• Describe why some sources now state we are in the "post-Moore's Law era."

Day 4

• Define computer architecture.
• List the three subcategories of computer architecture.
• Compare and contrast the three subcategories of computer architecture.
• List examples companies that are known for their work in each of the three subcategories of computer architecture.
• Compare and contrast microprocessors and microcontrollers.
• State the first commercially available microprocessor and its year of introduction.
• List examples of microprocessors and microcontrollers.