Computer Architecture

Catalog description

P: CS 16100 and MA 17500. Introduction to computer organization and architecture. Fundamentals of digital logic and representation of numeric and nonnumeric data. Assembly level organization and programming, including instruction formats, addressing modes, and subprogram call/return. Design of main memory, cache memory, and virtual memory. Interrupt basics, interrupt-driven I/O, DMA, and bus protocols. Processor organization, data paths, the control unit, microprogramming, pipelining, and performance enhancements. Multiprocessor and alternative architectures.