General Resources | Computer Design Fundamentals | Pipelining Techniques | Memory Hierarchy and Cache | Storage Systems | Multiprocessors | Instruction Set Architectures in Action | Miscellaneous

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General Resources [top]

• Hennessy & Patterson Web Resources
• 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.
• Randy Katz's Lecture Slides
• Saltz' Spring 1997 Web Page: Lots of useful information, especially concerning the scoreboard algorithm and Tomasulo's algorithm.
• Math World
• MIPS Technologies Documentation

Computer Design Fundamentals [top]

Online Resources:

• A Matter of Means
• Big-Endian vs. Little-Endian: On Holy Wars and A Plea for Peace.
• SiSoft Sandra 2003: a de-facto benchmarking tool used by PC-Enthusiasts.
• a direct link to the download page
• a benchmark from FutureMark

Student Projects:

• Toy * Benchmark * Analysis
• The Role of Benchmarks in Computer Architecture
• Explore the Heart of Your PC
• PC vs. PDA

Pipelining Techniques [top]

Online Resources:

• Buffering and Pipelining
• Scoreboard Algorithm
• Tomasulo's Algorithm

Student Projects:

• Understanding the Delayed Branch
• Dynamic Scheduling
• The Problem with Branching
• Loop Unrolling Central
• Dynamically Scheduled Pipelines
• Loop Unrolling Information
• Combining code morphing and VLIW

Memory Hierarchy and Cache [top]

Online Resources:

• Virtual Memory: Java Applet Step-Through
• Virtual Memory Underground

Student Projects:

• Escape from Reality (Virtual Memory Tutorial)
• Plenty of Information on Cache
• Outer Gate (an in-depth look at memory and caches)
• A Consumer's Guide to Modern Computer RAM

Storage Systems [top]

Student Projects:

• The Wonderful World of Buses
• RAID - Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks

Multiprocessors [top]

Student Projects:

• Parallel Processors
• A General Overview of Parallel Processing

Instruction Set Architectures in Action [top]

Online Resources:

• The Art of Assembly and Interrupts
• x86 Glossary of Terms
• 6th Generation CPU Comparisons
• Neophyte's Guide to DLX
• Help with DLX
• P4 vs. G4e

Student Projects:

• x86: Evolution of an Architecture
• IA-64 The EPIC Instruction Set Architecture of the Future?
• Description of RISC (The SH-4 Risc Processor)
• Into the Fray with SIMD (Single Instruction Multiple Data)
• Multiple Instruction Multiple Data (MIMD) Architecture
• RISCy Business: Intel's New IA-64 Architecture
• MMX Technology
• Instruction Set Architectures
• Spim Tutorial
• Empowered by MMX
• Pentium Pro Architecture
• Introduction to the ARM System Architecture
• Apple G4 architecture
• IBM Power PC-620
• Intel Pentium 4
• Internal Workings of the UltraSparc IIi
• MIPS 4000

Miscellaneous [top]

Student Projects:

• Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP)
• FPGAs… what are they?
• An X-ploration of the X-box
• Another X-box webpage
• Nintendo Game Cube
• Tutorial on Networks