Course Details
01:198:411 - Computer Architecture II
- Course Number: 01:198:411
- Course Type: Undergraduate
- Credits: 4
- Description:
This course is intended as a successor to the required CS211 (Computer Architecture and Assembly language). It will cover the more significant architectural features of a modern computer.
- Prerequisite Information:
01:198:211 or 14:332:331.
- A grade below a "C" in a prerequisite course will not satisfy that prerequisite requirement.
- Course Links: 01:198:211 - Computer Architecture
- Topics:
Exceptions
High performance arithmetic
Pipelining
Dynamic scheduling (out-of-order execution)
The memory system
Multiprocessors
I/O - Expected Work: two small projects and homework problems, a group project.
- Exams: a midterm, and a final exam
- Learning Goals:
Computer Science majors ...
- will be prepared to contribute to a rapidly changing field by acquiring a thorough grounding in the core principles and foundations of computer science (e.g., techniques of program design, creation, and testing; key aspects of computer hardware; algorithmic principles).
- will acquire a deeper understanding on (elective) topics of more specialized interest, and be able to critically review, assess, and communicate current developments in the field.
- will be prepared for the next step in their careers, for example, by having done a research project (for those headed to graduate school), a programming project (for those going into the software industry), or some sort of business plan (for those going into startups).
