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--- course_outline [2015/11/06 02:10] – aboelaze
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 Dynamic scheduling {{:caqa5e_ch3_rob.pdf|Tomasulo and ROB}} and here {{:caqa5e_ch3_rob_2slides.pdf|2 slides per page}} section 3.6
 <fc red> ** Quiz 1 (Thursday)** </fc>
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 <del><fc red> ** Quiz 2  Thursday** </fc></del>  moved to Tuesday Nov. 10
+Here is a {{:paper_survey.pdf|list}} of papers for the paper review project. If you have another idea, please discuss it with me.
+====== Midterm marks are posted on ePost ======
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 ===== Week 10 Week of Nov. 9=====
+Virtual memory  {{:vm.pdf|here}}
 Assignment 2 has been posted
+Some practice questions for the quiz
+  - Examples in the slides
+  - 2.1, 2.2, 2.3  Exact solution for these problems might take more than the 20 minutes allocated to the quiz, but you have to be familiar with the idea.
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 ===== Week 11 Week of Nov. 16=====
+Thread level parallelism and cache coherence (Chapter 5)
+here is an example trace file. the format is **instruction: R/W memory_address**
+{{:test2.txt|Trace}}
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 ===== Week 12 Week of Nov. 23=====
-<fc red> ** Quiz 3 (Thursday) ** </fc>
+<fc red> ** Quiz 3 (Thursday) ** </fc> The quiz will cover virtual memory and DRAM. Virtual memory is section 2.4 + class notes. For DRAM, class notes
+Cache coherence {{:cache_coherence_1.pdf|Part 1}}
+Examples on  {{:cache_coherence_protocols.pdf|snoopy and directory based protocols}}
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 ===== Week 13 Week of Nov.30=====
+NoC Network on Chip, or how to connect the cores
+The final exam will cover these topics
+  * Chapter 1
+  * Cahpter 2  2.1-2.3 and Virtual memory slides
+  * Chapter 3   3.1-3.9, 3.12 and DRAM notes
+  * Chapter 5  5.1-5.6
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