SFWRENG 2GA3 - Computer Architecture

3 unit(s)

Instruction-set architecture, computer arithmetic, datapath and control, pipelining, memory hierarchies, I/O systems, multiprocessor systems, measures of performance. Introduction to assembly programming.
Three lectures, one tutorial (one hour); second term
Prerequisite(s): SFWRENG 2DA4 or MECHTRON 2TA4; SFWRENG 2S03 or 2XC3 or MECHTRON 2MP3; registration in any Software Engineering or Mechatronics Engineering program
Antirequisite(s): COMPENG 3DR4, 4DM4, COMPSCI 2GA3, SFWRENG 3GA3