CS465 Computer Architecture
| Course Description( 3 credits ) The study of modern computer architecture and design. Combinational and synchronous digital logic; state machines; data and control flow; data formats; instruction sets; processor pipelines; pipeline hazards; branches and branch prediction; out-of-order execution; memory organization; caches; virtual memory; interrupts; buses; DMA and I/O. Prerequisites : CS245 Computer Organization and Assembly Language |