Algoma University College

Thesis in Computer Science

Thesis Agreement

Date Submitted

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 Sept.18,1996

Student Number

Student Name

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 Doug Olar

Faculty Advisor

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 George Townsend

Project Title

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 A CPU for Illustration Purposes

Project Description

  The intention of this thesis is to explore the design and implementation
of a microcoded CPU.
  This CPU is based on a theoretical model to teach and explain how a 
microcoded CPU operates. This would be an oversimplified version of
how a CPU would actually be constructed.
  Given that the purpose of this CPU is to act as a teaching aid, an 
emphasis will be placed on deriving a design that is easy to understand.
Where concerns of efficiency interfere with this design goal, they will
be considered to be secondary.