401431 - Computer Design and Organization |
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Credit Hours3 Pre-requisite401331 Co-requisite- Distribution3+0 |
This course builds on the gained knowledge in computer architecture course. It provides a deeper look at the organizational, architectural, and functional properties of computer systems. The discussed topics include, but not limited to, assembly level machine organization, memory systems organization and architecture, alternative architectures, device interfaces, boosting performance with pipelining, exploiting memory hierarchy and, multiprocessors, multi-coring, and clusters. |