Homework Papers

• Paper #1
• J.H.Saltzer, D.P.Reed and D.D.Clark, "End-to-End Arguments in System Design," ACM Transactions on Computer Systems, Vol.2, pp.277-288, Nov.1984
• Homework #1
• J.E.Smith, "Decoupled access/execute computer architectures," ACM Transactions on Computer Systems, Vol.2, pp.289-308, Nov.1984
• L.Kurian, P.T.Hulina and L.D.Coraor, "Memory latency effects in decoupled architectures," IEEE Transactions on Computers, Vol.C-43, pp.1129-1139, Oct.1994
• Paper #2
• J.E.Smith, "A Study of Branch Prediction Strategies," 8th Symposium on Computer Architecture, 1981
• K.K.F.Lee and A.J Smith, "Branch Prediction Strategies and Target Buffer Design," IEEE Computer, pp.6-22, Jan.1984
• T.-Y.Yeh and Y.N.Patt, "A Comparison of Dynamic Branch Predictors that Use Two Levels of Branch History," 20th Symposium on Computer Architecture, 1993
• Homework #2
• A.J.Smith, "Cache Memories," ACM Computing Survey, Vol.14, No.3, pp.473-530, Sep.1982
• J.Chen and B.Bershad, "The Impact of Operating System Structure on Memory System Performance," 14th ACM Symposium on Operating System Principles, Dec.1993
• Homework #3
• K.Li and P.Hudak, "Memory Coherence in shared virtual memory systems," ACM Transactions on Computer Systems, 7(4) pp.321-359, Nov.1989
• A.Gottlieb, et al., "The NYU Ultracomputer - Designing an MIMD Shared Memory Parallel Computer," IEEE Transactions on Computers, Vol.C-32, pp.175-189, 1983