Computer Architecture (CSC 2304)

Term: 2019-2020 Academic Year - Fall Semester

Faculty

Dr. Violetta CAVALLI-SFORZAShow MyInfo popup for Dr. Violetta CAVALLI-SFORZA

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FALL 2019 OFFICE HOURS
Monday       16:00-18:00
Tuesday      13:30-16:00
Wednesday 15:30-18:00
Thursday     12:30-13:30
Friday          by appointment only

Schedule

Tue-Thu, 11:00 AM - 12:20 PM (9/2/2019 - 12/23/2019) Location: MAIN 05 107

Description

Pre-requisites: CSC 2302 and EGR 3331
This course provides a discussion of the fundamentals of computer organization and architecture, and relates it to contemporary design issues. This will cover machine level representation of data, assembly level organization, memory system organization and architecture, system connection, memory, input/output, instruction sets, CPU’s structure and functions and the control Unit operation. Besides emphasizing the fundamental concepts, the course will discuss the critical role of performance in driving computer design.