CPSI 58103 - (was CPSC 5381) Computer Architecture and Design

Three credit hours.

Was CPSC 5381. The architecture and design of modern microprocessor computers. It adheres to the principle of “no mysteries” and reveals all the details of the modern design of the pipeline microprocessor system. Topics covered include formal description of computer architecture and design, instruction set architectures, processor design of modern computers, pipeline and instruction-level parallelism, memory system design, and input and output systems.

Prerequisites: Graduate standing.