CMSC 132 Computer Architecture

Second Semester 2011-2012

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Course Information

Course Number: CMSC 132
Course Title: Computer Architecture
Description: Advanced topics in computer systems organization from a designer's point of view: multiprocessing, pipelining, array processors, associative processors; Microprogramming, techniques for increasing primary memory bandwidths; Modularization, interleaving, access path widening, cache and associative memories; Virtual memory; Bus structures; Multiprogramming and time sharing organizations; Network principles and protocols; Distributed resources.
Prerequisites(Official): CMSC 131 or COI
Prerequisites(Recommended): CMSC 130 and CMSC 131
Lecture: Section T, 9-10 TTh ICS MH

Instructor Information

Lecture:
Joseph Anthony C. Hermocilla (jachermocilla@gmail.com)
PhySci C120

Laboratory:
Maverick C. Crisostomo (mccrisostomo@uplb.edu.ph)
PhySci C114

Reginald Neil C. Recario (rncrecario@uplb.edu.ph)
PhySci C108

Student Assistant:
TBA

Aim

The aim of this course is to introduce students to basic computer architecture

Objectives

At the end of this course the students should be able to:

Describe the hardware organization of computer systems;
Describe the internal operation of processors; and
Design simple computer systems.

Topics (tentative)

Fundamentals of Computer Design
Instruction Set Principles and Examples
Pipelining
Advanced Pipelining and Instruction Level Parallelism
Memory-Hierarchy Design
Storage Systems
Interconnection Networks
Multiprocessors

Evaluation/Grading(tentative)

(A) 3 Long Exams 55%

(B) Quizzes 5%

(C) Laboratory 40%

(D) Prefinal A+B+C

(E) Final Exam 100%

(F) Final Grade 20%xE+80%xD

Schedule (tentative)

Week Lec Date Topic Readings Slides Laboratory

1 1 11/08/11 T

2 11/10/11 Th

2 3 11/15/11 T Introduction/Review of Assembly Programming

4 11/17/11 Th

3 5 11/22/11 T Introduction to VHDLVHDL

6 11/24/11 Th

4 7 11/29/11 T Performance Evaluation and Amdahl's Law

8 12/01/11 Th

5 9 12/06/11 T Instruction Set Measurements

10 12/08/11 Th

6 11 12/13/11 T EXAM 1 Pipelined Design

12 12/15/11 Th

7 13 01/03/12 T Instruction Pipeline Design

14 01/05/12 Th

8 15 01/10/12 T Programming Pipelined Computers DLX Architecture

16 01/12/12 Th

9 17 01/17/12 T Increasing ILP with Compilation Techniques

18 01/19/12 Th

10 19 01/24/12 T Dynamic Scheduling: Tomasulo's Algorithm

20 01/26/12 Th

11 21 01/31/12 T Speculation

22 02/02/12 Th

12 23 02/07/12 T EXAM 2

24 02/09/12 Th

13 25 02/14/12 T

26 02/16/12 Th

14 27 02/21/12 T

28 02/23/12 Th

15 29 02/28/12 T

30 03/01/12 Th

16 31 03/06/12 T

32 03/08/12 Th

17 33 03/13/12 T

34 03/15/12 Th

18 35 03/20/12 T EXAM 3

Resources

Textbook: [H&P]Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach, 4th edition by John L. Hennessy and David A. Patterson)
Supplementary Text and References

Computer Organization and Design: The Hardware/Software Interface by David A. Patterson and John L. Hennessy

Relevant Links to other Computer Architecture courses

Software

Class Policies

On attendance

Grading Programming Exercises

0 did not submit; no email received; student cheated

1 email received; no attachment found; did not follow submission guidelines

3 program does not compile due to syntax errors;missing files

5 program has sufficient code, builds, but has wrong results when run

7 program has sufficient code, builds, fails on some test case or lacks documentation;

10 program has sufficient code, builds, correct results on all test cases

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(A)	3 Long Exams	55%
(B)	Quizzes	5%
(C)	Laboratory	40%
(D)	Prefinal	A+B+C
(E)	Final Exam	100%
(F)	Final Grade	20%xE+80%xD

Week	Lec	Date	Topic	Readings	Slides	Laboratory
1	1	11/08/11 T
1	2	11/10/11 Th
2	3	11/15/11 T				Introduction/Review of Assembly Programming
2	4	11/17/11 Th				Introduction/Review of Assembly Programming
3	5	11/22/11 T				Introduction to VHDLVHDL
3	6	11/24/11 Th				Introduction to VHDLVHDL
4	7	11/29/11 T				Performance Evaluation and Amdahl's Law
4	8	12/01/11 Th				Performance Evaluation and Amdahl's Law
5	9	12/06/11 T				Instruction Set Measurements
5	10	12/08/11 Th				Instruction Set Measurements
6	11	12/13/11 T	EXAM 1			Pipelined Design
6	12	12/15/11 Th				Pipelined Design
7	13	01/03/12 T				Instruction Pipeline Design
7	14	01/05/12 Th				Instruction Pipeline Design
8	15	01/10/12 T				Programming Pipelined Computers DLX Architecture
8	16	01/12/12 Th				Programming Pipelined Computers DLX Architecture
9	17	01/17/12 T				Increasing ILP with Compilation Techniques
9	18	01/19/12 Th				Increasing ILP with Compilation Techniques
10	19	01/24/12 T				Dynamic Scheduling: Tomasulo's Algorithm
10	20	01/26/12 Th				Dynamic Scheduling: Tomasulo's Algorithm
11	21	01/31/12 T				Speculation
11	22	02/02/12 Th				Speculation
12	23	02/07/12 T	EXAM 2
12	24	02/09/12 Th
13	25	02/14/12 T
13	26	02/16/12 Th
14	27	02/21/12 T
14	28	02/23/12 Th
15	29	02/28/12 T
15	30	03/01/12 Th
16	31	03/06/12 T
16	32	03/08/12 Th
17	33	03/13/12 T
17	34	03/15/12 Th
18	35	03/20/12 T	EXAM 3

0	did not submit; no email received; student cheated
1	email received; no attachment found; did not follow submission guidelines
3	program does not compile due to syntax errors;missing files
5	program has sufficient code, builds, but has wrong results when run
7	program has sufficient code, builds, fails on some test case or lacks documentation;
10	program has sufficient code, builds, correct results on all test cases