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Fundamentals of Computer Organization

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9 hours to complete
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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Intermediate level
Some related experience required
9 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

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Assessments

6 assignments

Taught in English

There are 3 modules in this course

Whether you're a curious programmer, an aspiring hardware engineer, or simply someone who wants to understand the technology that powers the world, this course will provide you with a fundamental and practical understanding of computer architecture.

This course goes beyond surface-level programming to reveal the core architectural principles that determine a computer's speed and efficiency. You'll learn how a CPU executes a program, from the simple, one-step process to the high-speed efficiency of a 5-stage pipeline. You will also learn how to overcome performance barriers. Upon completion, one will be able to: - Discuss the significance of latches and clocks in circuit design. - Explain how instructions are executed in a single-cycle and a 5-stage pipelined design. - Identify and solve structural, data, and control pipelining hazards. - Demonstrate a deep understanding of branch prediction. - Describe the fundamental principles of an out-of-order processor implementation. - Elucidate how temporal and spatial localities affect cache performance. This is an intermediate-level course, intended for learners with a background in computer science or electronics engineering. To succeed in this course, you should have experience with a high-level programming language like C, C++, or Python.

This module explains Von Neumann architecture, latches vs. clocks, pipelining, a 5-stage pipeline, and conflicts due to pipelining.

What's included

12 videos1 reading2 assignments

12 videos•Total 95 minutes
  • Welcome to the Course•1 minute
  • An Overview•9 minutes
  • Amdahl's Law•8 minutes
  • Clocks and Sequential Circuits•13 minutes
  • Single-Cycle Design•7 minutes
  • Multi-Stage Circuit•5 minutes
  • The Assembly Line•10 minutes
  • Performance Improvements•7 minutes
  • 5-Stage Pipeline•11 minutes
  • 5-Stage Pipeline (Continued)•10 minutes
  • Summary•8 minutes
  • Conflicts & Problems in Pipelining•7 minutes
1 reading•Total 10 minutes
  • Course Structure•10 minutes
2 assignments•Total 90 minutes
  • Module 1 Graded Quiz•40 minutes
  • Practice MCQs for Module 1•50 minutes

This module discusses data and control hazards.

What's included

9 videos2 assignments

9 videos•Total 93 minutes
  • Types of Hazards•9 minutes
  • Example: No Bypassing•8 minutes
  • Example: Bypassing•10 minutes
  • Example (Continued)•10 minutes
  • Some Basic Examples•15 minutes
  • Example: Load and Store Operations•7 minutes
  • Example: 7 or 9 Stage Pipeline•10 minutes
  • Handling Control Hazards•14 minutes
  • Branch Delay Slots•12 minutes
2 assignments•Total 90 minutes
  • Module 2 Graded Quiz•40 minutes
  • Practice MCQs for Module 2•50 minutes

This module presents branch predictors, out-of-order execution, and cache hierarchy.

What's included

8 videos2 assignments

8 videos•Total 81 minutes
  • Branch Predictors•13 minutes
  • Bimodal Predictor•15 minutes
  • Out-of-Order Execution•12 minutes
  • Out-of-Order Processor Implementation•8 minutes
  • Example: Performance Gain•13 minutes
  • Example: Branch Prediction•5 minutes
  • Caches•15 minutes
  • Your Learning Journey•0 minutes
2 assignments•Total 90 minutes
  • Module 3 Graded Quiz•40 minutes
  • Practice MCQs for Module 3•50 minutes

Instructor

International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad
2 Courses•2,723 learners

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