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ADVANCED COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE I

COMPSCI/ECE 752
Course Description

Processor design, computer arithmetic, pipelining, multi-operation processors, vector processors, control units, precise interrupts, main memory, cache memories, instruction set design, stack machines, busses and I/O, protection and security. Students are strongly encouraged to have knowledge of computer architecture (e.g.,E C E/​COMP SCI  552).

Prerequisties

Graduate/professional standing

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

3

Offered

Occasionally

Grade Point Average
3.39

-1.88% from Historical

Completion Rate
96.88%

-0.51% from Historical

A Rate
25%

-41.75% from Historical

Class Size
32

54.16% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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