COMPENG 3DR4 - Computer Organization

4 unit(s)

Instruction set design, computer arithmetic, assembly language, controller and datapath design, cache and memory systems, input-output systems, networks interrupts and exceptions, pipelining, performance and cost analysis, computer architecture history and a survey of advanced architectures.
Three lectures, one tutorial one lab (three hours) every other week; second term
Prerequisite(s): COMPENG 3DQ5
Antirequisite(s): COMPSCI 2GA3, SFWRENG 2GA3, 3GA3