Computer Architecture(CS 222)

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Computer architecture specifies the hardware/software interface in a computer system. The goal of this course is to introduce the basic concepts and principles of computer architecture. The topics to be covered include fundamentals of computer design, performance and cost, instruction set architecture, processor technology, pipelining, memory system (caches, virtual memory), input/output systems and bus communications, and parallel processors.

Time/Location/Computer number. T Th 5:30pm-6:45pm, L/L-B B102 (Living and Learning B???)
Instructor. Alan Ling (aling@emba.uvm.edu)

Office: Votey 325
Phone: 656-8688, messages at 656-3330, fax 656-0696
office hours W:7:00pm to 9:00pm By appointments

Required text. Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach (FIFTH EDITION) by Hennessy and Patterson; Morgan Kaufmann, 2011.

Prerequisites. CS 101 (Computer Organization) or EE 131 (Digital Design).

Grading.

Two in-class exam -- 40 marks. (DATE: TBA)
Final Exam -- 45 marks. TBA Closed book, open mind.
Three assignments -- 15 marks.

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Special needs. If you are entitled to extra accommodation for any reason (such as a disability), we will make every reasonable attempt to accomodate you. However, it is your responsibility to discuss this with the instructor at the beginning of the course.