CSC 565 - Computer System Architecture

Admission to the MS in CSIS program; CIS 360 or CSC 365 with a grade of B (3.0) or better or CSC 500 or pass on department programming proficiency test. (3)

Techniques for high performance and cost measurement. Memory system design including cache and virtual memory. Pipelining. Characteristics of numerical applications and their effects on computer architecture. Vector computers. Multiprocessors and multiprocessor algorithms. Graded ABCDE/Y