*The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (see
Withdrawal dates explained for more information).
Topics include: Instruction set design, computer arithmetic, controller and datapath design, memory systems, input/output systems, interrupts and exceptions, pipelining, performance and cost analysis, computer architecture history, and a survey of advanced architectures. There will be a computer design project. The practical part includes implementation of a major subset of the MIPS architecture to the gate level.
FLEXIBLE & ONLINE STUDY OPTIONS Note: Class attendance may still be required
Web supported -
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Online access to some part of this unit online is optional
Resource supported teaching & learning -
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Additional resources are provided for your optional use; e.g. audio taped lectures
About Flexible Study Options
REQUISITE INFO
Prereq
KNE232 or KNE231, KNE332
TEXTS Information about any textbook requirements for Semester (Sem 2) will be available from mid April 2012
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Web supported -
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