CSE 420 Comparison of Computer Architecture Course Coordinator Sourav Bhattacharya Total Credit 3 Current Catalog Description Evolution of mainline architectures, instruction sets, addressing modes, control structures. Characterization of computer architectures. This course provides an overview of the evolution of computer architectures, describes the dimensions of the computer space, and analyzes the processor and system architectures of a number of recent computers. Languages 0 Advanced Data Structure 0 Algorithms 0 Software Design 0 Computer Org. and Architecture 3 Concept of Prog.
Students make no oral presentations.
Social and Ethical Issues Please list the topics that address the social and ethical implications of computing covered in all course sections. Estimate the class time spent on each topic. Theoretical Content Please list the types of theoretical material covered, and estimate the time devoted to such coverage. Analysis of the architecture is theoretical in nature, without a lot of math, however. The approach taken in the class is the spell out the ideas behind the theories - and not get involved with equations and symbols too much.