Computer Architecture
COMPSCI 1411
Subject & Catalog Number
Jointly Offered with:
Faculty of Arts & Sciences as COMPSCI 2411
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Description
Review of the fundamental structures in modern processor design. Topics include computer organization, memory system design, pipelining, and other techniques to exploit parallelism. Discussion of modern topics including GPU architectures, datacenter architecture, mobile/embedded SoC architectures, and machine learning acceleration as time permits. Emphasis on a quantitative evaluation of design alternatives and an understanding of performance and energy consumption issues.
Course Notes
This course was previously numbered CS 146.
Class Notes
The cap is for CS 1411 and CS 2411 combined.
School
Faculty of Arts & Sciences
Credits
4
Cross Reg
Available for Harvard Cross Registration
Department
Computer Science
Course Component
Lecture
Subject
Computer Science
Grading Basis
FAS Letter Graded
Course Requirements
Prerequisite: Computer Science 1410
Exam/Final Deadline
May 12, 2026
General Education
N/A
Quantitative Reasoning with Data
N/A
Divisional Distribution
Science & Engineering & Applied Science
Course Level
For Undergraduate and Graduate Students
