# Advanced Computer Systems

## ECSE-4320

Key design principles and techniques of modern computer hardware, including instruction-level, data-level, and thread-level parallelism in CPU and GPU, cache and memory hierarchy, DRAM and non-volatile memory technologies and solid-state drive, and heterogeneous and disaggregated computing architecture. Advanced infrastructure software design techniques and algorithms, including indexing data structure, transaction, storage model, and consistency and consensus. Course projects to gain advanced programming skills and deepen the understanding of modern computer hardware and software.

3 credits
Cross-listed with:
ECSE-6320 Advanced Computer Systems
Prereqs:
one of:
ECSE-2660 Comp Architecture & Networks CSCI-2500 Computer Organization

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| Spring | Summer | Fall
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2024 |  |  | Advanced Computer Systems (3c) Tong Zhang Seats Taken: 10/30
2023 | Advanced Computer Systems (3c) Tong Zhang Seats Taken: 7/30 |  | Advanced Computer Systems (3c) Tong Zhang Seats Taken: 10/30
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2015 | Plasma Engineering (3c) Kenneth A Connor Seats Taken: 5/0 |  |
2014 |  |  |
2013 |  |  | Plasma Engineering (3c) Kenneth A Connor Seats Taken: 2/0
2012 |  |  | Plasma Engineering (3c) Kenneth A Connor Seats Taken: 2/0
2011 |  |  | Plasma Engineering (3c) Kenneth A Connor Seats Taken: 2/0
2010 |  |  | Plasma Engineering (3c) Kenneth A Connor Seats Taken: 4/0
2009 | Plasma Engineering (3c) Kenneth A Connor Seats Taken: 1/0 |  |
2008 |  |  | Plasma Engineering (3c) Paul Matthew Schoch Seats Taken: 1/1 |
2007 | Plasma Engineering (3c) Paul Matthew Schoch Seats Taken: 3/0 |  |
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1999 | Plasma Engineering (3c) Thomas P Crowley Seats Taken: 12/20 |  | Plasma Engineering (3c) Thomas P Crowley Seats Taken: 4/30
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