Computer ArchitectureCPSC 350.ppt

Amdahl’s Law The execution time after making an improvement to the system is given by Exec time after improvement = I/A + E I = execution time affected by improvement A = amount of improvement E = execution time unaffected Amdahl’s Law Suppose that program runs 100 seconds on a machine and multiplication instructions take 80% of the total time. How much do I have to improve the speed of multiplication if I want my program to run 5 times faster? 20 seconds = 80 seconds/n + 20 seconds = it is impossible! * * Computer ArchitectureCPSC 350 E. J. Kim Course Contents Course Contents Organization of a computer Assembly language Design of a computer Verilog Future architectures How does the course fit into the curriculum? ELEN 220 Intro to Digital Design ELEN 248 Intro to DGTL Sym Design CPSC 350 Computer Architecture CPSC 483 Computer Sys Design CPSC 4xx compiler OS Syllabus Two exams 50% Assignments and quizzes 20% Projects 30% Course Information Labs MIPS (Assembly Programming), Verilog (HDL) Projects Project 1: MIPS Projects 2 3: Verilog (Datapath Design) TA Lei Wang Peer Teacher: Molly Hicks Course Information [contd…] Course Webpage /ejkim/Courses/cpsc350 CS Accounts Use your CS accounts to turnin and check any email regarding course Computer Architecture Some people define computer architecture as the combination of the instruction set architecture (what the executable can see of the hardware, the functional interface) and the machine organization (how the hardware implements the instruction set architecture) What is Computer Architecture ? I/O system Instr. Set Proc. Compiler Operating System Applications Digital Design Circuit Design Firmware Many levels of abstraction Datapath Control Layout Instruction set architecture Machine organization Factors affecting ISA ??? Computer Architecture Technology Programming Languages Operating Systems History Applications Cleverness ISA: Critical Interface instruction set software hardware Exa