Exercises

Past exams for practice, from the Computer Architecture course taught by Prof. Onur Mutlu at ETH Zürich (SAFARI Research Group), which this course draws on. Coverage differs slightly between the two courses — use the schedule as the reference for what is in scope.

Past Midterm Exams

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Fall 2019 Midterm Exam PDF PDF
Fall 2018 Midterm Exam PDF PDF
Fall 2017 Midterm Exam PDF PDF

Past Final Exams

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Fall 2024 Final Exam PDF PDF
Fall 2023 Final Exam PDF PDF
Fall 2022 Final Exam PDF PDF
Fall 2021 Final Exam PDF PDF
Fall 2020 Final Exam PDF PDF
Fall 2019 Final Exam PDF PDF
Fall 2018 Final Exam PDF PDF
Fall 2017 Final Exam PDF PDF

Course Information

Basic hardware structure of modern computing platforms: memory systems, storage systems, interconnects, multiprocessors, accelerators, hardware/software cooperation. Key issues in performance, efficiency, scalability, reliability, security, safety, predictability, and quality of service.

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Abdullah Giray Yağlıkçı
Instructor, Faculty at CISPA
giray@cispa.de
https://agyaglikci.github.io

Namhun Kim
Teaching Assistant, Researcher at CISPA
namhun.kim@cispa.de
https://cispa.de/de/people/c01naki

Amina Sokoli
Teaching Assistant, Guest Researcher at CISPA
aminasokoli0602@outlook.com
https://aminatpwk.github.io/