Advance Computer Architecture

Unit-I

 Flynn’s Classification
 System Attributes to Performance
 Parallel computer models - Multiprocessors and multicomputers
 SIMD Computers
 Data and resource dependences
 Hardware and software parallelism
 Static and Dynamic validation
 Crossbar Switch
 Multiport Memory
 Multistage and Combining Networks

Unit- II

 Instruction set architecture
 CISC Scalar Processors
 RISC Scalar Processors
 VLIW architecture
 memory interleaving
 pipelined memory access
 Bandwidth and Fault Tolerance
 Addressing and timing protocols
 Arbitration transaction and interrupt

Unit-III

 Linear pipeline processor
 Nonlinear pipeline processor
 Instruction pipeline design
 pipeline hazards
 Dynamic instruction scheduling
 boarding and Tomosulo’s algorithm
 Branch handling techniques
 Arithmetic Pipeline Design
 Superscaler pipeline design

Unit-IV

 Cache coherence
 Snoopy protocols
 Directory based protocols
 Message routing schemes in multicomputer network
 deadlock and virtual channel
 Vector Processing Principles
 Vector supercomputer architecture