Computer Systems

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Course Description

Introduction to computer architecture, including memory subsystems, direct-mapped and set-associative cache and multi-level cache subsystems, direct-access devices including RAID and SCSI disk drives, processor pipelining including super-scalar and vector machines, parallel architectures including SMP, NUMA and distributed memory systems, Interrupt mechanisms, and future microprocessor design issues. RH

Course Details

• Course Homepage: http://www.cis.uab.edu/cs430
• Credit Hours: 3
• Accompanying Lab: No
• CIS Prerequisites:
  Computer Organization and Assembly Language Programming
• Other Requirements:

Attached Syllabi

CIS Classes for Summer 9-Week 2007