CSE120: Computer Architecture

Introduction to computer architecture including examples of current approaches and the effect of technology and software. Computer performance evaluation, basic combinatorial and sequential digital components, different instruction set architectures with a focus on the MIPS ISA and RISC paradigm. Evolution of CPU microarchitecture from single-cycle to multi-cycle pipelines, with overview of super-scalar, multiple-issue and VLIW. Memory system, cache, virtual memory and relationship between memory and performance. Evolution of PC system architecture. May include advanced topics, such as parallel processing, MIMD, and SIMD.

5 credits

Year	Fall	Winter	Spring	Summer
2024-25	Section 02 Sagnik Nath (sanath)	Section 01 Heiner Litz (hlitz) Section 02 Abel Souza (absouza)	Section 01 Sagnik Nath (sanath) Section 02 Yuanchao Xu (yxu314)
2023-24	Section 01 Heiner Litz (hlitz) Section 02 Sagnik Nath (sanath)	Section 01 Yuanchao Xu (yxu314) Section 02 Sagnik Nath (sanath)	Section 01 Scott Beamer (sbeamer) Section 02 Sagnik Nath (sanath)
2022-23	Section 01 Jose Renau (renau) Section 02 Sagnik Nath (sanath)	Section 01 Sagnik Nath (sanath) Section 02 Heiner Litz (hlitz)	Section 02 Scott Beamer (sbeamer) Section 01 Sagnik Nath (sanath)
2021-22	Section 01 Heiner Litz (hlitz) Section 02 Sagnik Nath (sanath)	Section 01 Sagnik Nath (sanath)	Section 01 Sagnik Nath (sanath) Section 02 Jose Renau (renau)
2020-21		Section 01 Heiner Litz (hlitz)	Section 01 Jose Renau (renau)

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Formerly CMPE 110

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