ECE5706

Advanced computer architectures

(ENG)

R A Jarvis

6 points + 26 lectures, 26 hours of tutorial and laboratory classes + second semester + Clayton + Prohibitions: ECE4706

Synopsis: Von Neumann architectured machines; stack, array processing, pipelined, multiprocessor, data flow and massively parallel architectured machines; systolic arrays, high reliability systems; concurrency, semaphores, resource management, deadlock avoidance.

Assessment: Examination (3 hours): 70% + Laboratory and assignment work: 30%