ECE4705

Computer architecture

(ENG)

G K Egan

4 points + 26 lectures, 26 hours of tutorial and laboratory classes + First semester + Clayton + Prerequisites: ECE3703 + Prohibitions: ECS4373, ECE5705

Synopsis: The study of high performance computer architectures, pipeline parallelism, datapath control, hazards including data and branch, branch prediction, memory organisation, caches, virtual memory, superscalar architectures and parallel computer architectures.

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