CS 252A. Graduate Computer Architecture
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
Prerequisites: COMPSCI 61C
Formats:
Spring: 3.0 hours of lecture and 2.0 hours of discussion per week
Fall: 3.0 hours of lecture and 2.0 hours of discussion per week
Grading basis: letter
Final exam status: No final exam
Class Schedule (Spring 2025):
CS 152/252A – TuTh 11:00-12:29, Physics Building 4 –
Christopher Fletcher