Lecturer	Oliver Bringmann HeadOliver Bringmann
Lecture	Dienstags, 14 c.t. - 16 Sand 14 / A301
Instructors	Christoph Gerum ResearcherChristoph Gerum Michael Kuhn ResearcherMichael Kuhn
Tutorial	Montags, 12 c.t. - 14 Sand 6/7 / Seminarraum F122
Amount	6 CP (2 SWS)
Type of course	Lecture + Exercises
Entry in course catalog	Campus
Learning Platform	Ilias

This lecture deals with the basic structure of modern computer systems. Topics include methods for classification and evaluation of computer architectures, pipelining for accelerated instruction processing, memory hierarchy and caches, main memory technologies, virtual memory management, techniques for jump prediction, communication between processor and periphery, and basic principles of hardware and computer design.

Literature

• D. A. Patterson, J. L. Hennessy: Computer Organization and Design: The Hardware/Software Interface. Morgan Kaufmann Publishers Inc., 5. Auflage, 2014.
• D. A. Patterson, J. L. Hennessy: Rechnerorganisation und Rechnerentwurf: Die Hardware/Software-Schnittstelle. Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag, 4. Auflage, 2011.
• J. L. Hennessy, D. A. Patterson: Computer Architecture: A Quantitive Approach, Morgan Kaufmann Publishers Inc, Elsevier, 6. Auflage, 2018.

Comment

The organisation of the corresponding exercises (group division, announcement of times and rooms, etc.) takes place in the first hour of the lecture.