EE446 COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE II
| Course Code: | 5670446 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 4 (3.00 - 2.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 7.0 |
| Department: | Electrical and Electronics Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. ŞENAN ECE SCHMİDT |
| Offered Semester: | Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
1) Make student competent with basic CPU structures and arithmetic processors working in different arithmetic systems.
2) Make students familiar with parallel processing hardware concepts, some aspects of multiprocessor performance, interconnection networks and memory organizations.
Course Content
Arithmetic processor design, arithmetic algorithms. Memory organization, parallel processing, multiprocessors systems. Peripheral organization. I/O processing. I/O controllers.
Course Learning Outcomes
Make student competent with basic CPU structures and arithmetic processors working in different arithmetic systems.
- Understanding of the different CPU structures, bit slicing, memory systems and associative memories.
- Understanding of the operation of arithmetic processors and arithmetic algorithms.
- Ability to design an arithmetic processor.
- Design oriented thinking
- Ability to conduct hands-on experiments.
- Working and debugging of relatively large logic circuits.
- Ability to design and operate logic circuits.
Make students familiar with parallel processing hardware concepts, some aspects of multiprocessor performance, interconnection networks and memory organizations.
- Understanding different parallel architectures
- Ability to understand performance modeling, interconnection networks and memory organization of multiprocessor systems
- Design oriented thinking
- Problem solving skills
- Ability to conduct hands-on experiments.
- Working and debugging of relatively large logic circuits.
- Ability to design and operate logic circuits
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | No | Yes | ||
| 1 | An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics | ✔ | |||
| 2 | An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors | ✔ | |||
| 3 | An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences | ✔ | |||
| 4 | An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives | ✔ | |||
| 6 | An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions | ✔ | |||
| 7 | An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies | ✔ | |||