CPU architecture design; hardware/software interfaces; pipelining and instruction level parallelism; superscalar and VLIW architectures; modern memory and network systems; storage and I/O systems; mobile computing; architectural exploration.
This course requires the use of electronic proctoring through ProctorU, please see http://www.online.colostate.edu/current-students/proctoring.dot for detailed instructions. For students requiring accommodations, please contact Resources for Disabled Students (RDS); for consideration of exceptions outside the scope of RDS, please contact the University Testing Center.
This course can be applied towards:
ECE 251 (Introduction to Microprocessors) or equivalent with a C or better.
Military personnel admitted to a College of Engineering online degree program may be eligible for a 15% tuition discount. Tuition discounts can only be given if you provide the appropriate discount code at the time of registration. Call (877) 491-4336 or email csu_online_registration@mail.colostate.edu to learn more.
Textbooks and materials can be purchased at the CSU Bookstore unless otherwise indicated.
Optional
Computer Networks