| Introduction. Computer Performance Parameters and Methods of Improvement
| Computer performance and optimality, Benchmarking
| The Arithmetical and Logical Unit (ALU)
| The Central Processing Unit (CPU) – MIPS architecture, pipeline, hazard cases
| The Central Processing Unit – advance techniques: Scoreboard method, Tomasulo’s algorithm, Branch prediction techniques
| The Central Processing Unit – multi-core systems
| Microprocessors – basic components and advanced implementations
| Memory System – memory technologies (SRAM, DRAM) and design principles
| Memory Hierarchies – cache and virtual memory
| Interconnection Systems – serial and parallel synchronous and asynchronous buses, multipoint interconnections
| Parallel Computer Architectures - different levels of parallel execution
| RISC Architectures – principles and implementation examples
| Distributed Computing – GRID and Cloud Systems
| Technological Perspectives in Computer Architectures
