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Design and Architecture of Computer Systems

Design and Architecture of Computer Systems

Instructor Prof. Laxmi N. Bhuyan ( bhuyan@cs.ucr.edu)

TEXT: John L. Hennessy & David A. Patterson: Computer Organization and Design: The
Hardware/Software Interface, Morgan Kaufman Publishers Inc., 2009, 4th Ed.

COURSE OUTLINE: This course will show the relationship between hardware and software and
focus on computer architecture and design. It will also show the students (1) the forces of rapidly
developing VLSI technology, which drive the development of the new architectural techniques, (2)
the decisions that must be made to develop a successful design, and (3) performance criteria that
can be used to make these design decisions. The course is covered by the following chapters from
the textbook.
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: MIPS Instructions
Chapter 4: The Processor
Chapter 5: Memory Hierarchy
Chapter 6: I/O System

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