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David Wentzlaff

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Computer Architecture

Princeton University

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In this course, you will learn to design the computer architecture of complex modern microprocessors.
All the features of this course are available for free.  It does not offer a certificate upon completion.

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Approx. 49 hours to complete

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David Wentzlaff

Associate Professor

Electrical Engineering

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

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Week1

Week 1

4 hours to complete

Introduction, Instruction Set Architecture, and Microcode

4 hours to complete

8 videos (Total 106 min), 2 readings

3 hours to complete

Pipelining Review

3 hours to complete

4 videos (Total 102 min), 1 reading

Week2

Week 2

3 hours to complete

Cache Review

3 hours to complete

5 videos (Total 93 min), 1 reading

3 hours to complete

Superscalar 1

3 hours to complete

5 videos (Total 68 min), 1 reading

Week3

Week 3

2 hours to complete

Superscalar 2 & Exceptions

2 hours to complete

4 videos (Total 77 min), 1 reading

2 hours to complete

Superscalar 3

2 hours to complete

5 videos (Total 73 min), 2 readings

Week4

Week 4

1 hour to complete

Superscalar 4

1 hour to complete

5 videos (Total 73 min)

2 hours to complete

VLIW 1

2 hours to complete

5 videos (Total 75 min), 3 readings

Week5

Week 5

3 hours to complete

VLIW2

3 hours to complete

6 videos (Total 105 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

2 hours to complete

Branch Prediction

2 hours to complete

5 videos (Total 76 min), 1 reading

Week6

Week 6

3 hours to complete

Advanced Caches 1

3 hours to complete

6 videos (Total 105 min), 1 reading

2 hours to complete

Advanced Caches 2

2 hours to complete

4 videos (Total 70 min), 2 readings

Week7

Week 7

3 hours to complete

Memory Protection

3 hours to complete

5 videos (Total 79 min), 2 readings

3 hours to complete

Vector Processors and GPUs

3 hours to complete

6 videos (Total 81 min), 1 reading

Week8

Week 8

2 hours to complete

Multithreading

2 hours to complete

6 videos (Total 83 min), 1 reading

1 hour to complete

Parallel Programming 1

1 hour to complete

4 videos (Total 60 min), 1 reading

Week9

Week 9

1 hour to complete

Parallel Programming 2

1 hour to complete

5 videos (Total 66 min)

2 hours to complete

Small Multiprocessors

2 hours to complete

5 videos (Total 86 min), 2 readings

Week10

Week 10

3 hours to complete

Multiprocessor Interconnect 1

3 hours to complete

4 videos (Total 72 min), 2 readings

3 hours to complete

Multiprocessor Interconnect 2

3 hours to complete

5 videos (Total 77 min), 1 reading

Week11

Week 11

3 hours to complete

Large Multiprocessors (Directory Protocols)

3 hours to complete

6 videos (Total 83 min), 2 readings, 1 quiz

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TOP REVIEWS FROM COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE

by DSOct 4, 2020

Nice course helped to clear various concepts of computer architecture from an elementary level to advanced with swift flow in the teaching material.

by RAApr 6, 2018

The course presents advanced material, not easily found elsewhere. Labs would have definitely facilitated the learning in this case and I hope they will be added in the future.

by SAJul 25, 2020

Course was really good .but I couldn't get my completion certificate yet even if I completed the course successfully

by SRMar 10, 2021

Really good material, Can't belive this is all free! Took this course to get into creating my own processor hope it works out!

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