Computer Architecture
Learn about the rules, organization of components, and processes that allow computers to process instructions.
Skill level
IntermediateTime to complete
Average based on combined completion rates — individual pacing in lessons, projects, and quizzes may vary5 hoursCertificate of completion
Included with paid plansPrerequisites
1 courseWe suggest you complete the following courses before you get started with Computer Architecture:- Learn Python 3
About this course
In this course, you’ll learn about what the main physical components of a computer are, why 0 and 1 are such important numbers within computing, how instruction set architecture (ISA) establishes communication between the hardware and software components of a computer, and more. Starting from understanding how a computer works to learning about data-level parallelism, this course will teach you computer architecture with a combination of lessons, articles, quizzes, problem sets, and projects. At the end of the course, you’ll be prompted to create your own CPU simulator in Python.
Syllabus
8 lessons • 2 projects • 6 quizzesProjects in this course
- Project
Creating an Adder Circuit
Use your knowledge of logic gates to create a circuit that computes the sum of binary digits. - Project
Ultra Super Calculation Computer
Create a simple calculator application in Python that uses a 32-bit Instruction Set Architecture that the student designs to read and execute binary instructions. It simulates the basic CPU function in the computer hierarchy.
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- Article
The Instruction Cycle
Learn about the different stages an instruction goes through in order to be processed by the CPU. - Article
Cache Eviction Policies
Learn about how to keep the most relevant data inside of a cache. - Article
Training Set vs Validation Set vs Test Set
This article teaches the importance of splitting a data set into training, validation and test sets.
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