Instructor: Dr. Marc Olano (olano@umbc.edu)
ITE 354
(455-3094); Office Hours: MW 2:30-3:45
TA: Debdatta Mukherjee (dmu1@umbc.edu)
ITE 340; Office Hours: MW 1:15-2:30
Prequisite: C or better in CMSC 313 or CMPE 212 & CMPE 310
Text: David Patterson and John Hennessy, Computer Organization and Design, The Hardware/Software Interface, 4th Edition. Morgan Kaufmann, ISBN 978-0-12-374493-7
This course covers the design of complex computer systems making heavy use of the components and techniques discussed in CMSC 313, CMPE 212 and CMPE 310. All parts of the computer system - CPU, memory and input/output - are discussed in detail. Topics include information representation, floating-point arithmetic, instruction set design issues (RISC vs. CISC), microprogrammed control, hardwired control, pipelining, memory caches, bus control and timing, input/output mechanisms and issues in the construction of parallel processors
Grades will be based on homework (20%), a team project (25%), a midterm exam (25%) and a final exam (30%).
Homework is due in class on the date due. Late homework will not be accepted, and will receive a grade of 0. Homeworks should be written or printed out, with your name clearly written at the top of the first page.
By enrolling in this course, each student assumes the responsibilities of an active participant in UMBC's scholarly community in which everyone's academic work and behavior are held to the highest standards of honesty. Cheating, fabrication, plagiarism, and helping others to commit these acts are all forms of academic dishonesty, and they are wrong.
Date | Topic | Due |
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Jan 30/Feb 1 | Instruction Representation, Addressing | |
Feb 6/8 | Number Representation, Arithmetic | |
Feb 13/15 | Multiplication, Division, Floating Point | HW1 (2/15) |
Feb 20/22 | Performance | |
Feb 27/29 | Datapath, Single-cycle Control | HW2 (2/29) |
Mar 5/7 | Multi-cycle Control, Microprograms | |
Mar 12/14 | Review, Midterm Exam | |
Mar 19/21 | SPRING BREAK | |
Mar 26/28 | Midterm discussion, Pipelining | |
Apr 2/4 | More Pipelining | EC1(4/2), HW3 (4/4) |
Apr 9/11 | Memory & Cache | EC2 (4/9), EC3 (4/11) |
Apr 16/18 | More Cache, Virtual Memory | HW4 (4/18) |
Apr 23/25 | More Virtual Memory, I/O | EC4 (4/23), EC5 (4/25) |
Apr 30/May 2 | Bus & I/O Interfaces | HW5 (5/2) |
May 7/9 | Advanced Topics, Review | Project (5/7) |
May 14 | Final Exam 3:30-5:30 |