The module Computer Architecture covers the basic concepts and architectures of computer systems. This includes among others: Harvard/v. Neumann architecture, microarchitecture, RISC/CISC, microprogramming, pipelining, cache, memory hierarchy, bus systems, assembler, multiprocessor systems, VLIW, branch prediction. Moreover, the course covers internal number representations, computer arithmetics and the representation of other data types in a computer.

1st year BSc or Diploma students

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• Andrew S. Tannenbaum: Computerarchitektur, 5.Auflage, Pearson Studium, 2006
• English: Andrew S. Tanenbaum (with contributions from James R. Goodman):
• Structured Computer Organization, 4th Ed., Prentice Hall International, 2005.

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