Report on Interdisciplinary Experience Using MIPS
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https://doi.org/10.5753/ijcae.2017.4866Keywords:
Computer Architecture, Operating Systems, MIPS, MARS, InterdisciplinaryAbstract
The challenge of sparking the interest of computer science students in hardware-oriented subjects has led to the creation of teaching methodologies and experiments. Commonly, these solutions are isolated for each subject. Thus, this paper presents a report on a set of practical activities in the Computer Organization and Architecture and Operating Systems courses based on MIPS and its tools, mainly MARS. The application of these practices has proven effective in the success rate of the courses, and their use has also been approved by the students.
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