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Computer Architecture Historical course details for Computer Architecture, recovered from the previous Incognito wiki.

:::caution[Historical information] This information originated in the previous wiki and may be outdated. Check the current Maastricht University course information before relying on it. :::

Full course description

The goal of Computer Architecture is to provide a foundational understanding of how computers are built and operate at the hardware level. The course introduces digital logic, combinational and sequential circuits, hardware description languages, processor architecture, memory systems, and input/output systems. Students gain hands-on experience designing and simulating hardware components and will complete the course with a working understanding of the structure and function of a modern processor.

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Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach (8th edition) by John L. Hennessy and David A. Patterson.

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