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Valid for year : 2009
 
TDTS10 Computer Architecture, 6 ECTS credits.
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For:   COM   I   Ii  

 

Prel. scheduled hours: 34
Rec. self-study hours: 126

  Area of Education: Technology

Subject area: Computer Engineering
  Advancement level (G1, G2, A): G1

Aim:
This course will give students knowledge of how a computer works and an understanding of computer architecture and organization. After completing the course, the students should be able to:
  • Understand and explain the overall functioning of a computer system.
  • Make a connection between programs and the way they are executed on the actual hardware infrastructure.
  • Evaluate the complexity of modern computer systems and identify what the main problems are and how they are solved.
  • Identify the main parameters which impact the quality of a computer system, how they relate to the system complexity and, implicitely, cost.
  • Understand technical specifications of microprocessors. Describe the architecture of a modern processor, evaluate and compare. Report in written and oral form.


    • Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)
    Switching Theory and Logical Design, Orientation in IT Infrastructures

    Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.
    Organisation:
    The course consists of a series of lectures and a case study. In the case study, analysis of one of the commercial computer architectural models that have been developed recently will be carried out by the students.

    Course contents:
    CPU, memory hierarchy, cache memory, virtual memory, input/output handling and interconnect structure, instruction set, micro-programming, instruction pipelining, Reduced Instruction Set (RISC) processors, Very Long Instruction Word (VLIW) processors, superscalar and parallel computer systems.

    Course literature:
    William Stallings: Computer Organization and Architecture, 7th edition, Prentice Hall International, Inc., 2006.

    Examination:
    Written examination
    A case study with written and oral presentation
    		 4,5 ECTS
    1,5 ECTS
     
    Case studies are performed in groups of 2, max 3 students ad the assignments consists of a study of a processor. Each group should write a report, present it at a seminar and act as opponents at another presentation.


    Course language is English.
    Department offering the course: IDA.
    Director of Studies: sas-sr@ida.liu.se
    Examiner: Petru Eles

    Course Syllabus in Swedish

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    Contact: TFK , val@tfk.liu.se
    Last updated: 11/09/2008