CS 4100-1

Brief

In this course, we will discuss how a computer system works. Topics will include performance evaluation of a computer system, instruction set design, basic building blocks of a computer (I/O, memory, datapath, control), pipelined datapath, and memory hierarchy.

Description

Course keywords: Computer architecture, performance evaluation, instruction set architecture, memory hierarchy, pipelining 一、課程說明(Course Description) To understand how a computer system work. Emphases will be placed on 1. What characterizes the performance of a computer 2. Instruction set design and its interaction with compiler 3. Basic building blocks: I/O, Memory, Datapath, Control 4. Pipelined datapath 5. Memory hierarchy 二、指定用書(Text Books) P.A.Patterson and J.L. Hennessy, Computer Organization and Design RISC-V Edition: The Hardware/Software Interface,Morgan Kaufmann. 三、參考書籍(References) 四、教學方式(Teaching Method) 講課 五、教學進度(Syllabus) 1. Computer abstractions and technology 2. The role of performance 3. Instructions: language of the machine 4. Arithmetic for computers 5. The processor: datapath and control 6. Enhancing performance with pipelining 7. Large and fast: exploiting memory hierarchy 六、成績考核(Evaluation) To be determined. 七、可連結之網頁位址 NTHU digital learning system (https://eeclass.nthu.edu.tw)

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Scores

Average Percentage 77.24

Std. Deviation 16.02

PTT Reviews

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Restrictions

資工系大學部2年級優先，第3次選課起開放全校修習

Compulsory

Elective

Cross Discipline

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Second Specialization