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Computer Architecture

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Overview

Learn about the rules, organization of components, and processes that allow computers to process instructions.

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In this course, you’ll learn about what the main physical components of a computer are, why 0 and 1 are such important numbers within computing, how instruction set architecture (ISA) establishes communication between the hardware and software components of a computer, and more. Starting from understanding how a computer works to learning about data-level parallelism, this course will teach you computer architecture with a combination of lessons, articles, quizzes, problem sets, and projects. At the end of the course, you'll be prompted to create your own CPU simulator in Python.

Syllabus

  • Introduction to Computer Architecture: Get started with computer architecture by learning about how a computer works, the binary numbering system, and logic gates.
    • Article: Course Syllabus
    • Lesson: How Computers Work
    • Lesson: Binary Numbering System
    • Quiz: Binary Numbering System Quiz
    • Lesson: Learn: Logic Gates
    • Project: Creating an Adder Circuit
  • Instruction Set Architecture: Learn about instruction set architectures and how they fit into the topic of computer architecture.
    • Article: Introduction to Instruction Set Architecture
    • Lesson: Instruction Set Architecture
    • Quiz: Instruction Set Architecture
    • Project: Ultra Super Calculation Computer
  • Assembly Language: Learn about Assembly languages and their role in computer architectures.
    • Lesson: Assembly Language
    • Quiz: Assembly Language Quiz
    • Article: Assembly Language Problem Set
  • Cache: Learn about cache memory by implementing a simulation cache complete with cache reads, writes, replacement policies, and associativity.
    • Lesson: Cache
    • Quiz: Cache Memory
    • Article: Cache Problem Set
  • Instruction Parallelism: Learn about the different methods of processing instructions efficiently!
    • Article: The Instruction Cycle
    • Lesson: Instruction Pipelining
    • Article: Hazards of Instruction Pipelining
    • Article: Superscalar Architecture
    • Quiz: Instruction Parallelism
    • Article: Instruction Parallelism Problem Set
  • Data-Level Parallelism: Explore different approaches to achieve higher data throughput with data-level parallelism.
    • Lesson: Data-Level Parallelism
    • Quiz: Data-Level Parallelism
    • Article: Data-Level Parallelism Problem Set

Taught by

Zoe Bachman

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3.8 rating at Codecademy based on 27 ratings

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