CPSC 418: Syllabus



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2 Jan
Due:
Out: HW-01, HO-01, HO-02, HO-03, HO-04
Introduction
4 Jan
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Out:
Performance equations
9 Jan
Due: HW-01
Out: HW-02 HO-05
Interpreting microprocessor info
ISA: inst size, word size, num regs, addr modes
11 Jan
Due: ---
Out: ---
ISA: hw/sw interlocks, branches
16 Jan
Due: HW-02
Out: HW-03 HO-07
Reading: F&R 2.1 -- 2.2 (skip 2.2.5 (Mult/Div))
ISA: literals, reg-reg ops, branches, mul/div, perf inst
18 Jan
Due: ---
Out: ---
Reading: F&R 2.3
ISA: function calls
23 Jan
Due: HW-03
Out: HW-04
Reading: F&R 2.4
ISA: interupts, traps
25 Jan
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Out: ---
Reading: F&R 2.5 -- 2.7
ISA: context switches
30 Jan
Due: HW-04
Out: HW-05
Reading: F&R 3.3.4 -- 3.4.2
HW/SW: compilers
1 Feb
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Out: ---
Reading: F&R 7.2.2
HW/SW: files, I/O
6 Feb
Due: HW-05
Out: HW-05
Review
8 Feb
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Out: ---
Midterm
13 Feb
Due: ---
Out: HW-06
Reading: F&R 4.1 -- 4.3
Mem: Hierarchy, segmentation
15 Feb
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Out: ---
Die photos, Power2 & DEC Alpha
20 Feb
Spring Break
22 Feb
Spring Break
27 Feb
Due: HW-06
Out: HW-07
Reading: F&R 4.4
Mem: paging
29 Feb
Due: ---
Out: Handout 11
Reading: F&R 4.5 -- 4.6, 4.8.1
Mem: multi-level paging
5 Mar
Due: HW-07
Out: HW-08
Reading: F&R 5.1 -- 5.3
Mem: cache introduction
7 Mar
Due: ---
Out: ---
Reading: F&R 5.4 -- 5.5
Mem: associativity, write policies,
translation lookaside buffers
12 Mar
Due: ---
Out: HW-09
Reading: HO-12
Mem: cache questions
HW: Pipelining, bubbles
14 Mar
Due: HW-08
Out: ---
Reading: F&R 6.3
HW: Control, data hazards
19 Mar
Due: HW-09
Out: HW-10
HW: Branches
21 Mar
Due: ---
Out: HO-14, HO-15, HW-10
Out: HW-11
HW: Register renaming
28 Mar
Due: ---
Out: HW-11
Out: HW-12
Review
4 Apr
Due: ---
Out: ---
Review



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