CS 525 - Advanced Computer Architecture (4)

Architecture and organization of high performance computers. Principles of instruction sets. Pipelining, instruction level parallelism and multiprocessor. Memory, storage, and interconnection. Quantitative analysis and evaluation of design alternatives. Historical developments. Architectural tradeoffs and innovations.

Prerequisite(s): CS 365 or consent of instructor.
Component(s): 4 lectures/problem-solving.