ECE 621
Computer Organization
Winter 2025
Readings
- D. A. Patterson and J. L. Hennessy, Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach, 6th Edition, Morgan Kaufmann, 2017. Course objectives
- • Multiprocessor performance limitations, distributed cache coherence protocols and multiprocessor synchronization prob- lems.
Winter 2022
Readings
- D. A. Patterson and J. L. Hennessy, Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach, 6th Edition, Morgan Kaufmann, 2017. 1
- • Multiprocessor performance limitations, distributed cache coherence protocols and multiprocessor synchronization prob- lems.
Winter 2021
Topics
- s prepared for the course (e.g.,
- PowerPoint slides);
- Questions or solution sets from various types of assessments (e.g.,
- s and the intellectual property contained therein, are used to enhance a student’s
- educational experience. However, sharing this intellectual property without the intellectual
- property owner’s permission is a violation of intellectual property rights. For this reason, it is
- necessary to ask the
Readings
- Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach
- Students will prepare an insightful critique of the assigned papers. These reports should take the
Fall 2017
Readings
- Parallel Computer Organization and Design
- Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- course_outline ↗Winter 2025
- course_outline ↗Winter 2022
- course_outline ↗Winter 2021
- course_outline ↗Fall 2017
- Official public PDF outline or course description. Materials and topic extracts may be partial; consult the linked source for the full list.
- Official public PDF outline or course description. Materials and topic extracts may be partial; consult the linked source for the full list.
- Official public PDF outline or course description. Materials and topic extracts may be partial; consult the linked source for the full list.
- Public departmental course outline. Source may be archival; no current-term assignment is implied. Bibliographic details are preserved in textbook notes.