Go to Main Content Villanova University Novasis HELP | EXIT Catalog Entries Fall 2021 May 25, 2021 Transparent Image Electrical \& Computer Engr ECE 3445 Computer Architecture Description: Fundamentals of instruction sets and their efficient execution - e.g., pipelines, caches, out-of-order execution, and branch prediction mechanisms. Performance analysis, superscalar, VLIW, multithreading, and multiprocessing are among the topics studied. Trace-driven simulators are used in practicums to explore concepts learned in class. Three lecture hours with a two-hour practicum each week. 4.00credit(s) Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Undergraduate Prerequisites: ECE 2044 and ECE 2045 Return to Previous New Search XML Extract Transparent Image Skip to top of page Release: 8.7.1.2 © 2021 Ellucian Company L.P. and its affiliates. References 1. file://localhost/home/httpd/htdocs/outlines/ECE-3445/catalog.html#main_content 2. file://localhost/wtlhelp/twbhhelp.htm 3. file://localhost/home/httpd/htdocs/outlines/ECE-3445/twbkwbis.P_Logout 4. file://localhost/pls/bannerprd/bvckctlg.p_display_courses?term_in=202220\&one_subj=ECE\&sel_subj=\&sel_crse_strt=2044\&sel_crse_end=2044\&sel_levl=\&sel_schd=\&sel_coll=\&sel_divs=\&sel_dept=\&sel_attr= 5. file://localhost/pls/bannerprd/bvckctlg.p_display_courses?term_in=202220\&one_subj=ECE\&sel_subj=\&sel_crse_strt=2045\&sel_crse_end=2045\&sel_levl=\&sel_schd=\&sel_coll=\&sel_divs=\&sel_dept=\&sel_attr= 6. javascript:history.go(-1) 7. file://localhost/pls/bannerprd/bvckctlg.p_disp_dyn_ctlg 8. file://localhost/pls/bannerprd/bwckctlg.xml 9. file://localhost/home/httpd/htdocs/outlines/ECE-3445/catalog.html#top