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Computer Architecture (Spring 2005) |
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| Course code : | EARK-U01 | ||
| ECTS Credits : | 7,5 | Status : | Optional for specified Programme |
| Revised : | 14/02 2005 | Written : | 28/01 2002 |
| Placement : | 5-7 semester | Hours per week : | 4 |
| Length : | 1 semester | Teaching Language : | English if English students are present |
| Objective : | Computer Architecture is one of the classical topics within computer science. Through this study module the student will acquire understanding and appreciation of a computer system"s functional components, their characteristics, their performance, and their interactions.Also the student will acquire knowledge of interaction between hardware elements and the software controlling those elements. | ||
| Principal Content : | Layered architectures and their characteristics. Assembly level machine organization (Instruction Set Architecture). RISC and CISC processors. Memory system organization and architecture. Interfacing and communication. Multiprocessing and alternative architectures. | ||
| Teaching method : | Theory combined with practical exercises and working on a course assignment. Theory will be approximately 50% of the time. | ||
| Required prequisites : | Knowledge of microprocessors and programming corresponding to the second semester. | ||
| Recommended prerequisites : | Programming skills in C (recommended) or C++ (usable). | ||
| Relations : | Operating systems have a close relationship with computer architechture. Hence this course in Computer Architecture and the course in Operating Systems (OS) can benefit from each other. | ||
| Type of examination : | Oral examination based on assignments | ||
| External examiner : | Internal | ||
| Marking : | Scale of 13 | ||
| Remarks : | Oral Examination based on the course assignment. The exam is a group exam with individual markings. The duration of the exam is approx. 15 minutes per student. | ||
| Teaching material : | Computer Architecture - A guantitative Approach, 3rd edition, John L. Hennessy and David A. Patterson. Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 2003. ISBN 1-55860-596-7 (cloth) ISBN 1-55860-724-2 (paper). |
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| Responsible teacher : | Henning Haugaard
, henhu@dtu.dk |
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