[Coursera] Computer Architecture
David Wentzlaff (Princeton University)

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abstract= {About this course: In this course, you will learn to design the computer architecture of complex modern microprocessors.

### Introduction, Instruction Set Architecture, and Microcode
This lecture will give you a broad overview of the course, as well as the description of architecture, micro-architecture and instruction set architectures.  


### Pipelining Review
This lecture covers the basic concept of pipeline and two different types of hazards.  


### Cache Review
This lecture covers control hazards and the motivation for caches.  


### Superscalar 1
This lecture covers cache characteristics and basic superscalar architecture.  


### Superscalar 2 & Exceptions
This lecture covers the common issues for superscalar architecture.  


### Superscalar 3
This lecture covers different kinds of architectures for out-of-order processors.  


### Superscalar 4
This lecture covers the common methods used to improve the performance of out-of-order processors including register renaming and memory disambiguation.  


### VLIW 1
This lecture covers the basic concept of very long instruction word (VLIW) processors.  


### VLIW2
This lecture covers the common methods used to improve VLIW performance.  


### Branch Prediction
This lecture covers the motivation and implementation of branch predictors.  


### Advanced Caches 1
This lecture covers the advanced mechanisms used to improve cache performance.  


### Advanced Caches 2
This lecture covers more advanced mechanisms used to improve cache performance. 


### Memory Protection
This lecture covers memory management and protection.  


### Vector Processors and GPUs
This lecture covers the vector processor and optimizations for vector processors.  


### Multithreading
This lecture covers different types of multithreading.  


### Parallel Programming 1
This lecture covers the concepts of parallelism, consistency models, and basic parallel programming techniques.  


### Parallel Programming 2
This lecture covers the solutions for the consistency problem in parallel programming.  


### Small Multiprocessors
This lecture covers the implementation of small multiprocessors.  


### Multiprocessor Interconnect 1
This lecture covers the design of interconnects for a multiprocessor.  


### Multiprocessor Interconnect 2
This lecture covers the design of interconnects for multiprocessor and network topology.  

### Large Multiprocessors (Directory Protocols)
This lecture covers the motivation and implementation of directory protocol used for coherence on large multiproccesors.  

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