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| COM3006 | Computer Architecture | 3+0+0 | ECTS:4 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | Department | DEPARTMENT of COMPUTER ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Selçuk CEVHER | | Co-Lecturer | None | | Language of instruction | | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | Teaching the hardware structure, operation and performance issues of computer systems |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | Can understand general concepts and trends related to computer systems | 1.2 - 3.1 | 1,6, | | LO - 2 : | Understand performance metrics, theoretical analysis and benchmarking tools related to the performance of computer systems | 1.2 - 3.1 | 1,6, | | LO - 3 : | Understand the interconnection technologies used in computer systems | 1.2 - 3.1 | 1,6, | | LO - 4 : | Understand cache technology | 1.2 - 3.1 | 1,6, | | LO - 5 : | Understand external memory technologies | 1.2 - 3.1 | 1,6, | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Basic Concepts: Organization and Architecture, Structure and Function, A Brief History of Computers, The Evolution of the Intel x86 Architecture, Embedded Systems, Arm Architecture, Performance Issues: Design criterias, Multicore, Mics, and GPGPUs, Ahmdahl?s Law, Little?s Law, Basic Measures of Computer Performance, Benchmarks and Spec, Interconnection Technologies: Interconnection Structures, Bus Interconnection, Point-to-Point Interconnect, PCI Express, Cache Memory: Computer Memory System Overview, Cache Memory Principles, Elements of Cache Design, Pentium 4 Cache Organization, External Memory: Magnetic Disk, RAID, Solid State Drives, Optical Memory, Input/Output: Programmed I/O, Interrupt-Driven I/O, Direct Memory Access, Direct Cache Access |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Basic Concepts: Organization and Architecture, Structure and Function, A Brief History of Computers | | | Week 2 | Basic Concepts: The Evolution of the Intel x86 Architecture, Embedded Systems, Arm Architecture | | | Week 3 | Design criterias, Multicore, Mics, and GPGPUs, Ahmdahl?s Law | | | Week 4 | Little?s Law, Basic Measures of Computer Performance | | | Week 5 | Benchmarks and SPEC | | | Week 6 | Interconnection Structures, Bus Interconnection, Point-to-Point Interconnect | | | Week 7 | PCI Express | | | Week 8 | Midterm | | | Week 9 | Computer Memory System Overview, Cache Memory Principles | | | Week 10 | Elements of Cache Design, Pentium 4 Cache Organization | | | Week 11 | Magnetic Disk | | | Week 12 | RAID | | | Week 13 | Solid State Drives, Optical Memory | | | Week 14 | Programmed I/O, Interrupt-Driven I/O | | | Week 15 | Direct Memory Access, Direct Cache Access | | | Week 16 | Final exam | | | |
| 1 | Stalling, W., 1996, Computer Organization and Architecture, Designing for Performance, Prentice-Hall, 682 p. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 8 | | 2 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | | 2 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 15 | 1 | 15 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 15 | 1 | 15 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Total work load | | | 118 |
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