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CS 456. Computer Architecture

Credits 3.00 PeopleSoft Course ID 013813

Introduction to the design and implementation of modern CPU architectures. Explores hardware-based parallel execution, quantitative performance evaluation, I/O interfacing techniques and hardware descriptor languages. Course work includes a significant programming component. Prerequisite: Fully admitted Computer Science majors or minors only and a grade of “C-” or better in CS 361 .