Last revised 1-Sep-2024

			  Questionnaire for

		 Harvard Extension School CSCI E-93:
			Computer Architecture

			      Fall 2024


Name:


Home/Cellular phone number:


E-mail:


Work phone number:


Where are you located?  What is your time zone?


What pronouns would you like us to use when referring to you?


Occupation (If an undergraduate student, please specify your major and
year and at which school; If a graduate student, please specify your
department, field, and year and at which school).


Have you taken:
  CSCI E-10a (Formerly CSCI E-50a) (Introduction to Computer Science
      Using Java I),
  CSCI E-10b (Formerly CSCI E-50b) (Introduction to Computer Science
      Using Java II),
  CSCI E-22 (Formerly CSCI E-119) (Data Structures),
  CSCI E-28 (Formerly CSCI E-215) (Unix/Linux Systems Programming),
  CSCI E-50 (Formerly CSCI E-52) (Intensive Introduction to Computer
      Science),
  CSCI E-92 (Principles of Operating Systems),
  CSCI E-95 (Compiler Design and Implementation),
  ENSC E-123 or CSCI E-123 (Laboratory Electronics: Digital Circuit
      Design),
  PHYS E-123a (Laboratory Electronics: Analog Circuit Design),
  CSCI E-124 (Data Structures and Algorithms),

  or equivalents?  Please specify which.


If you have not taken CSCI E-22 (Formerly CSCI E-119) (Data
Structures) or CSCI E-124 (Data Structures and Algorithms), how do you
meet the prerequisite?


More specifically, do you have experience implementing many different
data structures from scratch?  If yes, please describe.  If not, how
do you meet the prerequisite?


Are you currently working toward a degree in a degree program?  If so,
at what institution, which program, and what degree?


Concurrently with taking this class, are you working full time?  Part time?


Are you taking any other classes concurrently with this one?


Do you have experience using Posix/Linux/Unix?  Are you familiar with
Posix/Linux/Unix shell commands?  Do you have experience programming
using Posix/Linux/Unix system calls?  If yes, please describe.


Do you have experience using Windows?  If so, as a user or as a
programmer?


Have you already ordered and/or received the Altera Development and
Education DE2-115 board?  Have you already ordered and/or received the
Tripp-Lite Keyspan USA-19HS High-Speed USB to Serial Adapter and the
StarTech MXT100 male-to-female DB9 6' straight-through serial cable?
If not, you should order these three components as soon as possible.
All students must purchase these three devices to participate in this
class.


Do you have experience designing digital logic circuits?  If yes,
please describe.


Do you have experience programming in VHDL or Verilog?  If yes, please
describe.


What additional appropriate course or work experience do you have?


What is your math background?


What computer languages do you know (please include assembler and
high-level languages)?  Have you programmed in the C Programming
Language, C++, or Java?


What operating systems have you used (e.g. Windows, Mac OS, Linux,
iOS, Android, etc.)?  Have you written programs that interact with the
operating systems?  And, if so, with which operating systems?


What computers (including microcontrollers) (e.g. x86, MIPS, ARM,
PowerPC, M1, M2, RISC-V, SPARC, VAX, Microchip PIC, Intel 8051,
Renesas, Motorola 6800 or 68000) have you programmed in assembly
language (i.e., which machine code instruction sets)?


In general, do you intend to attend the section meetings and classes
live or watch the recorded sessions?


What is your motivation for taking this course?


Do you have any comments or questions for the course staff?