Course Description
In this course we intend to teach the fundamentals of computer architecture to the undergraduate students in the Computer Science department.
Instructor : Dr. Smruti R. Sarangi
Credits : 5 [3-1-2] (L-T-P)
L - Three
lectures of 50 minutes each will
be conducted every week. Venue
for the lectures is Block VI,
LT-2 lecture hall.
T - A
1 hour tutorial session will be
conducted every week (1 1:50 PM,
M,Tu,We,Th). The main focus of
the tutorial session will be to
work through the problem set
questions and clarify the
concepts taught in the lectures.
Questions discussed in the
tutorials will be posted on the
turorial
page. Students are
expected to read and understand
the posted content before coming
to the tutorial session.
P - The practical component of the course involves 3 programming assignments. Details of the programming assignments can be found on this page.
Prerequisites:
CSL101/CSL102, CSL201, and EEL201. Concurrent registration in EEL201 is acceptable.
TextBook:
Computer
Organization
and Design,
4th Edition :
The
Hardware/Software
Interface "ARM
Edition" by
David A.
Patterson and
John L.
Henessy