• Course: Computer System Architecture (CSEN 601)
• University: German University in Cairo
• Location: 
  • Cairo Campus (Spring Semester 2019, 2021, 2022)
  • Berlin Campus (Winter Semster 2020)
    • Hosted at the German International University in Berlin (GIU Berlin)
• Position: Teaching Assistant
• Semester: 6
• Majors: 
  • Computer Science and Engineering
  • Digital Media Engineering and Technology
  • Networks Engineering

Course Objectives

1. What determines the performance of computers? 
2. How the translation mechanism of high-level language (C , Java…) into the 
   machine languages is done, and how does the machine execute it?
3. What is the interface between software and hardware, and how does software instruct hardware to perform the needed functionality? 

Course Outline

1. Overview of performance measurement 
2. Overview of memory hierarchy 
3. MIPS instruction set architecture (ISA)
4. MIPS hardware implementations
   • Single-Cycle: Datapath and Control
   • Pipelining: Datapath and Control
   • Pipeline Hazards