401331 - Computer Architecture |
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Credit Hours3 Pre-requisite401231 Co-requisite- Distribution3+0 |
The course introduces the students to computer architecture and organization. It provides students with a deep knowledge on the basic components and their interaction to deliver the functionality of the computer. The topics covered include: the hardware components, input/output modules, caches, pipelining, stalls, memory, processors, Amdahl s law, addressing, and so on. Studying the computer performance is the heart of the course and will be studied thoroughly. |