Work in progress - MythSim: the mythical simulator for real students

Author

Vroustouris, Jason ; Theys, Mitchell D.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci., Illinois Univ., Chicago, IL, USA

fYear

2004

fDate

20-23 Oct. 2004

Abstract

MythSim is a cross-platform control-code simulator being used at the University of Illinois at Chicago. This mythical 8-bit processor gives students experience with concepts in computer architecture. MythSim has been redesigned from the ground up based on the changing needs of instructors and students. An improved multiwindowed interface, color-coding system and reference card allows students to learn the architecture quickly so they can focus on developing and debugging their programs. To facilitate future development, the source code is hosted online in a distributed development environment. Feedback from instructors and students has been positive. This paper presents improvements made in the new version, feedback from students and the support we provide for instructors.

Keywords

Java; computer architecture; computer science; educational courses; work in progress; Chicago; Illinois university; Java; MythSim; color-coding system; computer architecture; computer science; cross-platform control-code simulator; distributed development; multiwindowed interface; mythical 8-bit processor; students experience; work in progress; Assembly; Automatic control; Computational modeling; Computer architecture; Computer displays; Computer science; Computer simulation; Feedback; Hardware; Logic programming;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Frontiers in Education, 2004. FIE 2004. 34th Annual

ISSN

0190-5848

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8552-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/FIE.2004.1408614

Filename

1408614