Type of Credit: Required
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This course will be taught based on the textbook "Computer Organization and Design." It covers all the essential concepts of how basic components of computers work, including CPUs, memory systems, I/Os, and interfaces between software and hardware.
能力項目說明
This course aims to introduce fundamental concepts and implement computer architecture. We will offer students many chances to practice what is taught in class using various examples. After this class, students are expected to identify computer basic units (especially CPUs and memory systems) and illustrate how they work between the digital logic level and operating system level.
| 教學週次Course Week | 彈性補充教學週次Flexible Supplemental Instruction Week | 彈性補充教學類別Flexible Supplemental Instruction Type |
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Week 1
Subject： Introduction & syllabus
Covering topics: Introduction to Computer Architecture and Organization
Reading: Chapter 1 (Textbook)
Teaching/HW: Explain the syllabus and illustrate the history of computer development
Hours spent for preview: N/A
Hours spent for review: 1 hour
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Week 2 & 3
Subject： Performance Metrics and MIPS
Covering topics: CPU times, Clock cycles per instruction (CPI), Power consumption, Amdahl's Law, MIPS
Reading: Chapter 1, 2 (Textbook)
Teaching/HW: Get familiar with how to measure the performance of a computer. Homework will be released after each chapter ends.
Hours spent for preview and review: 2 hours each
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Week 4, & 5
Subject： MIPS
Covering topics: MIPS Assembly Language
Reading: Chapter 2 (Textbook)
Teaching/HW: Teaching how to program with MIPS. Homework will be released after each chapter ends.
Hours spent for preview and review: 2 hours each
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Week 6 and 7
Subject： Arithmetic for Computers
Covering topics: Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Signed Multiplication, Booth's algorithm, Division, Floating-Point Arithmetic, and the Structure of a CPU
Reading: Chapter 3 (Textbook)
Teaching/HW: Teaching arithmetic for computers. Homework will be released after each chapter ends.
Hours spent for preview and review: 2 hours each
Week 8, 10
Subject： The Structure of a CPU
Covering topics: Building a Datapath, Pipelined Datapath, Hazards
Reading: Chapter 4 (Textbook)
Teaching/HW: Explain the principles and techniques used in implementing a processor. Homework will be released after each chapter ends.
Hours spent for preview and review: 2 hours each
Week 9
Subject: Midterm Exam
Week 11, 12 & 13
Subject: Data and Control Path
Covering topics: Pipelined Control, Hazards
Reading: Chapter 4 (Textbook)
Teaching/HW: Explain the principles and techniques used in implementing a processor. Homework will be released after each chapter ends.
Hours spent for preview and review: 2 hours each
Week 14 & 15
Subject: Memory Hierarchy
Covering topics: Memory technologies, caches, virtual memory, parallelism, and memory hierarchy
Reading: Chapter 5 (Textbook)
Teaching/HW: Explain the memory hierarchy based on the principle of locality. Homework will be released after each chapter ends.
Hours spent for preview and review: 2 hours each
Week 16 & 17 Self-learning
Subject: Parallel Processors and Peripherals (Flexible Teaching)
Covering topics: SISD, MIMD, SIMD, SPMD, Vector, and GPUs
Reading: Chapter 6
Teaching/HW: Explain how parallel processors and multithreading work.
Week 18: Final Exam
–Participation - 10%
–Homework - 30%
–Midterm - 30%
–Final - 30%
Computer Organization and Design MIPS Edition: The Hardware/Software Interface (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Architecture and Design) 5th Edition by David A. Patterson (Author), John L. Hennessy
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