Apr 25, 2024  
2022-2023 Graduate Bulletin 
    
2022-2023 Graduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]

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CS 6423 Computer Architecture

(3 hours)
Discuss the evolution of computer architecture and the factors influencing the design of hardware and software elements of computer systems. Provide a foundation for the understanding of modern computer system architecture and to apply these insights and principles to evaluate future computer designs.  Discusses fundamental architectural techniques used to build today’s high-performance processors and systems. Topics include pipelining, superscalar, out of order execution, multithreading, caches, virtual memory, and multiprocessors. Some emphasis will be placed on the software interaction to achieve performance.  Prerequisite: CS 3053 or CS 3353.



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