Computer System Architecture

Basic Information

• SDU Course Number: SD01331440
• Instructor(s): Prof Feng Li, (李峰, fli AT sdu DOT edu DOT cn)
• As Taught In: Spring 2023
• Level: Undergraduate
• Teaching Assistant(s): Mr. Fangzheng Duan (dahai331@outlook.com), Mr. Yunsheng Yuan (yuanys1028@gmail.com), Mr. Xu Chen (ichibanmikan@hnu.edu.cn)
• Communicator(s):
• Venue for Lectures: Room N108 and N115, Zhensheng Garden in Qingdao Campus (青岛校区振声苑N108、N115)
• Venue for Labs: Room 101 (103), 105 (107)and 109 (111), Building N3 in Qingdao Campus (青岛校区N3楼101、105、109)

Course Description

SD01331440 is a study of the evolution of computer architecture and the factors influencing the design of hardware and software elements of computer systems. Topics may include: instruction set design, cache and virtual memory organizations, I/O and interrupts, scalar architectures and pipelining, vector supercomputers, and multiprocessor systems.

This course consists of three parts: lectures, assignments and experiments. The grades will be based on the students' performance on assignments and experiments (20%), as well as final exam (80%).

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