COMP 5300 - Advanced Computer Architectures (3)

This course introduces advanced computer architectures. It focuses on selecting and interconnecting hardware components to create a computer that meets functional, performance and cost goals, and teaches the qualitative and quantitative examination of computer design tradeoffs. It covers the system architecture, processor technology, advanced memory hierarchy and I/O organization, power and energy management, and reliability, and it further covers the new development in multicore, data center design, and parallel I/O. Prerequisite(s): COMP 2400 or Equivalent.