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

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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.

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Good Luck !!