CSE 502 Computer Architecture (FALL 2009)
HOMEWORK 1
Due Date: Tues 10/6/09 before the class  (Try to finish by 10/1/09; ask for help early)


 

This homework accounts for 4% of the final grade.

Reading Assignments:

{Appendices A & C and} Chapters 1 & 2 of the H&P CAQA4 text

Problem Assignments (do the specified parts of each question):

Pages 56-60: 1.2bde, 1.5abc, 1.7abcd, 1.13abc,
     1.14abc&(d - but assume both applications are parallelized and run as part of the full system);  
Pages 142-143: 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5.

 

The problems’ completion times total 4.5 hours by H&P estimates on page xxi, but you may need 15 to 20 hours since you are new to the style of H&P questions.