Computer Architecture

3 credits · Undergraduate

This course deals with controllers, processor instruction sets, and memory systems. The student will study design methods, implementation techniques, modelling techniques, and performance analysis. Reduced instruction set architectures (RISC), pipelining, pipeline hazards, and their implementation for modern high speed applications will be studied. The student project will require a team to design and implement (or simulate) a RISC architecture. PREREQUISITES: ECED 3401.03 or ECED 3204.03 FORMATS: Lecture | Lab