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CS 3501

Spring 2008

Contents

- Introduction of Computer Architecture

        History and Current Technologies

- Instructions

        Operations and Operands

- Arithmetic for Computers

        Representations of Numbers

- Performance

        Metrics

- Memory and I/O

        Memory Hierarchy and Cache

- Enhancing Performance

        Pipelining, Memory Hierarchy,  Storage and Networks

Grades

    - Exams

          1 midterm (1 x 30% = 30%)

          1 final (1 x 35% = 35%)

    - Homeworks

          10 Homeworks (10 x 2% = 20%)

    - Quizes

          10 Quizes (10 x 1% = 10%)

    - Class points

          Class Attendance & Interaction (1 x 5% = 5%)