Computer Architecture csc 306 All you need to know about Computer architecture at a start



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Historical Development

  • Rock’s Law
    • In 2005, a chip plants under construction cost over $2.5 billion.
    • For Moore’s Law to hold, Rock’s Law must fall, or vice versa. But no one can say which will give out first.

$2.5 billion is more than the gross domestic product of some small countries, including Belize, Bhutan, and the Republic of Sierra Leone.

The Computer Level Hierarchy

  • Writing complex programs requires a “divide and conquer” approach, where each program module solves a smaller problem.
  • Complex computer systems employ a similar technique through a series of virtual machine layers.

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