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Computer Architecture (CDA 4205)
Fall 2000 /  LIF 272 / MW 11.00am - 12.15pm


Instructor:

        Mr. Saraju Mohanty
        Office: ENB 335
        Office Hours: MW 3.00-5:00 pm
        Email: smohanty@csee.usf.edu
        Home: http://www.csee.usf.edu/~smohanty

Teaching Assistant:

        Mr. Krishna Sitaraman
        Office: ENB 327
        Office Hours:  MR 1:00- 2.00pm
        Email: sitarama@csee.usf.edu
 
Course Home:

        http://figaro.csee.usf.edu/~sitarama/courses/cda4205

Text Book:

        Computer Organization & Design, The Hardware/Software Interface,
        2nd Edition by David Patterson & John Hennessy,
        Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 1998.

Course Outline:

  1. Basics of Computer Hardware & Software
  2. Performance of Computers
  3. Instruction Set Architecture
  4. Computer Arithmetic
  5. Processor Design
  6. Instruction Pipelining
  7. Memory Hierarchy
  8. Peripheral Devices
  9. Parallel Processors
Prerequisites:

        Logic Design and Assembly Language Programming

Exams & Homeworks:
 

 Date/Day  Test/Homework  Chapters  %Grade
20th Sep (Wed) HW1 Due 1,2,3 9
27th Sep(Wed) Test1 1,2,3 25
23th Oct(Mon) HW2 Due 4,5,6 8
30th Oct(Mon) Test2 4,5,6 25
27th  Nov(Mon) HW3 Due 7,8,9 8
4th   Dec(Mon) Test3 7,8,9 25

Grading Policy:

    A - 90% , B  - 80% , C - 70% , D - 60% , F - less than 60%

General Policies:

  • Homeworks should be submitted in the class itself.
  • Late homworks will not be accepted
  • Academic dishonesty will be dealt as per the University policies.
  • To be considered for grading one has to write at least 2 of 3 tests. If you are absent for a valid reason (supported by documents) your score in that test is the average of the other two, therwise it will be zero.

Good Luck !!


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