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Computer Architecture

This class was created by Brainscape user Benedict Matovu. Visit their profile to learn more about the creator.

By: Benedict Matovu
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Decks in this class (12)

Lecture 1 - Computer Architecture Intro
Computer architecture overview 1,
Isa instruction set architecture 2,
Microarchitecture arch 3
13  cards
Lecture 2 - Memory
Memory hierachy overview 5 points 1,
Memory hierarchy basics 2,
Direct mapped cache explain mecha...
8  cards
Lecture 3 Memory Cache
Background overview 1,
Problem motivation 5 problems 2,
Solution basic cache optimizations 3
4  cards
Lecture 4 - Instruction Level Parallelism (ILP)
Introduction to instruction level...,
In order vs out of order execution 2,
Instruction level parallelism ilp 3
9  cards
Lecture 5 - Instruction Level Parallelism (OOO)
Dynamic scheduling definition adv...,
Register renaming definition expl...,
Tomasulo s algorithm definition m...
3  cards
Lecture 6 - Branch Predicition
5 stage pipeline iiemr why is it ...,
Control hazards and branch predic...,
Dealing with branches fpp 3
8  cards
Lecture 7 - ILP Speculative (Unfinished)
Hardware based speculation 1,
Reorder buffer rob 2
2  cards
Lecture 8 - Hardware Security
Introduction 1,
Meltdown overview 2,
Meltdown mechanics 3
7  cards
Lecture 9 - Simulation
Problem motivation introduction 1,
What does a simulator simulate 2,
Terminology 3
20  cards
Lecture 10 - Data Level Parallelism
Introduction 1,
Uses of simd architectures 2,
Simd architectures 3
13  cards
Lecture 11 - GPUs
Programming gpus 1,
Opencl specifications 2,
Platform model 3
11  cards
Revision Deck
Cache coherence definition two ty...,
Mesi defintion acronym 2,
Vliw processor ilp defintion 3
7  cards

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