Catalog Description: Graduate survey of contemporary computer organizations covering: early systems, CPU design, instruction sets, control, processors, busses, ALU, memory, I/O interfaces, connection networks, virtual memory, pipelined computers, multiprocessors, and case studies. Term paper or project is required.
Units: 4.0
Prerequisites: CS 61C
Formats:
Fall: 3.0 hours of lecture and 2.0 hours of discussion per week
Spring: 3.0 hours of lecture and 2.0 hours of discussion per week
Grading basis: letter
Final exam status: No final exam
Also listed as: COMPSCI 252A