University of Jordan

Computer Engineering Department

CPE 232: Computer Organization

Spring 2007

 

Instructor Dr. Gheith Abandah  
Email abandah@ju.edu.jo  
Homepage http://www.abandah.com/gheith/Courses/CPE232_S07
Office Computer Engineering 405  
Office Hours
bulletMon 9:30-10:30
bulletTue 12:00 - 13:00
bulletThu 9:00 - 10:00
  
Prerequisites CPE 231: Digital Logic
Time and Room
bulletSection 1: Mon and Wed 8:00-9:300, CPE 001
bulletSection 2: Sun, Tue, and Thu 11:00-12:00, CE 002
bulletSection 3: Sun, Tue, and Thu 9:00-10:00, CPE 001
Textbook Patterson and Hennessy. Computer Organization & Design: The Hardware/Software Interface, 3rd ed., Morgan Kaufmann, 2005.
References

  1. Hennessy and Patterson. Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach, 3rd ed., Morgan Kaufmann, 2002.

  2. J. Hayes. Computer Architecture and Organization, 3rd ed., McGraw-Hill, 1998.

  3. M. Mano. Computer System Architecture, 3rd ed., Prentice Hall, 1993.
Grading
Midterm Exam 30%
Quizzes (Best 4 out of 5) 20%
Final Exam 50%
   
Policies
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Attendance is required.

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There is no credit for homeworks. However, quizzes are expected at the homeworks' due dates.

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All submitted work must be yours.

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Cheating will not be tolerated.

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This course requires significant effort.
Tentative Outline
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Introduction

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MIPS Instruction Set

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Computer Arithmetic

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CPU Performance

Midterm Exam

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Datapath Design

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Control Design

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Pipelining

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Memory Hierarchy

Final Exam

Handouts Course Outline

Slides

  1. Introduction
  2. MIPS Instruction Set
  3. MIPS Arithmetic - Part I
  4. MIPS Arithmetic - Part II
  5. Understanding Performance
  6. The Processor: Datapath and Control - Part I
  7. The Processor: Datapath and Control - Part II
  8. Basic MIPS Pipeline
  9. Memory Hierarchy
  10. Cache Organization
  11. Improving Cache Performance
  12. Virtual Memory Hardware Support
 

Homeworks

  1. Homework 1 - Due Mar 5, 2007
  2. Homework 2 - Due Mar 19, 2007
  3. Homework 3 - Due Apr 2, 2007
  4. Homework 4 - Due Apr 25, 2007
  5. Homework 5 - Due May 14, 2007
  6. Homework 6  - Due May 23, 2007

Exams and Quizzes

  1. Mar 5, 2007: Quiz 1 Solution
  2. Mar 19, 2007: Quiz 2 Solution
  3. Apr 4, 2007: Mid-term Exam Solution
  4. Apr 25, 2007: Quiz 3 Solution
  5. May 14, 2007: Quiz 4 Solution
  6. May 23, 2007: Quiz 5 Solution

 
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