CMSC 411: Computer Architecture

Useful Links

• Davis' Lecture Slides: A tarfile containing 4-per page notes in postscript, prepared by Dr. Davis for the CS561 course at the University of Utah. Also available as a Zip file. 
• A Matter of Means 
• Randy Katz's Lexture Slides 
• H&P Web Resources 
• Patterson & Hennessy Notes from University of Pennsylvania's Computer Architecture Course (CIS 501). 

Saltz' Spring 1997 Web Page

• Scoreboard Algorithm 
• Tomasulo's Algorithm

More Topics

• x86 Glossary of Terms 
• Big-Endian vs. Little-Endian: On Holy Wars and A Plea for Peace. 
• Neophyte's Guide to DLX 
• Help with DLX 
• Buffering and Pipelining 
• Virtual Memory: Java Applet Step-Through 
• Virtual Memory Underground 
• Memory Architecture 
• Departamento de Ingenieria Electronica, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana-Cali -- Estructura del Computador / Arquitectura I (en ingles)

Another univerity's version of UMCP's CMSC411 (in English) 
• 6th Generation CPU comparisons 
• Math World

Previous Projects

• Toy * Benchmark * Analysis 
• The Role of Benchmarks in Computer Architecture 
• The Wonderful World of Buses 
• Understanding the Delayed Branch 
• Outer Gate: This is a in-depth look at memory and caches. 
• x86: Evolution of an Architecture 
• IA-64 The EPIC Instruction Set Architecture of the Future? 
• Description of RISC 
• Dynamic Scheduling 
• Into the Fray with SIMD 
• A Consumer's Guide to Modern Computer RAM 
• Parallel Processors 
• Mulitple Instruction Multiple Data (MIMD) Architecture 
• A General Overview of Parallel Processing 
• Basic Operation of a DLX Machine 
• Escape from Reality 
• RISCy Business: Intel's New IA-64 Architecture 
• MMX Technology 
• The Problem with Branching 
• RAID - Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks 
• Instruction Set Architectures 
• Spim Tutorial 
• Empowered by MMX 
• Pentium Pro Architecture 
• Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) 
• Loop Unrolling Central 
• Dynamically Scheduled Pipelines 
• Explore the Heart of Your PC