Topics include data and program representations, computer organization effect on performance and mechanisms used for program isolation and memory management.

REQUIRED TEXTS: D. Patterson and J. Hennessey, Computer Organization and Design: The Hardware/Software Interface , Morgan Kaufmann, 3rd edition (2004) REFERENCE TEXTS: J. Hennessey and D. Patterson, ...

Topics include data and program representations, computer organization effect on performance and mechanisms used for program isolation and memory management.

Analysts will then research the best technologies to help the organization's overall computer system – the hardware, the software and the networks – run more efficiently and effectively.