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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Engineering : School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

433-313 Computer Design

Credit Points:

12.5

Coordinator:

Dr Z. Somogyi

Prerequisite/s:

Computer Science 433-241 or Electrical Engineering 431-204, Computer Science 433-242, 433-243 and 433-244 (From 1998: 431-204 or 433-251, plus 433-252, 433-253, 433-254.)

Timetable:

Semester 2

Contact:

26 hours of lectures (two per week) and approximately 17 hours of practice classes

Objectives:

On successful completion of this subject students should:

  • be able to describe the components of current computer systems as well as their interactions;

  • be able to evaluate the suitability of a given computer for a given task;

  • be able to analyse the effects of architectural features on the efficiency of a given program and of programs in general;

  • understand the process of computer design.

Content:

Memory hierarchy, processor implementation, pipelining, instruction sets, multiprocessors, input/output, performance measurement, the design process.

Assessment:

Up to three hours of written examinations at the end of the subject. Project work, which is expected to take about 36 hours, must be completed satisfactorily to pass the subject. Weighting of assessment components will be made known at the commencement of the subject.
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