CS 433 / CSE 422

Computer System Organization (Website Under Construction)

Course at a Glance

Nishil Talati
TA: TODO
CAs: Ritvik Sood, Jacob Xianyu

Tue/Thu 2:00 PM to 3:15 PM

1304 Siebel Center for Comp Sci (i.e., Siebel)

Ed Discussion: TODO

Gradescope

  • Next Class (Tuesday, January 20):
    Course Overview
  • Next Homework (HW 01):
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  • Next Grad Lab (Lab G1):
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CS 433 / CSE 422 is a combined undergraduate/graduate course at the University of Illinois that covers essential topics on computer hardware design, and its interface with software. In the course, we will study foundational concepts that enable modern computer architectures, such as out-of-order processing, the memory hierarchy, virtualization, and parallel processing hardware.

Prerequisite: CS 233 or equivalent

Office Hours

  • Mondays, TODO, lower level, Siebel
  • Tuesdays (Nishil Talati), 3:15 PM – 4:00 PM, 4116 Siebel
  • Wednesdays, 11:15 AM – 12:00 PM, lower level, Siebel
  • Thursdays (Nishil Talati), 3:15 PM – 4:00 PM, 4116 Siebel
  • Fridays, TODO, lower level, Siebel
  • Additional office hours for Nishil Talati by appointment via email

Course Description

Computer hardware design and analysis and interface with software. Advanced processor design, including superscalar, out-of-order issue, branch prediction, and speculation. Memory hierarchy design, including advanced cache optimizations, main memory, and virtual memory. Principles of multiprocessor design, including shared-memory, cache coherence, synchronization, and consistency. Other advanced topics depending on time; e.g., GPUs and accelerators, warehouse computers and data centers, security.