Comprehensive introduction to current processor implementation technology. Machine language and assembly language as the hardware-to-software interface. Example machine language of a RISC processor architecture. Processor design using registers, multiplexers, decoders, ALUs, PLAs, RAMs, etc. Datapath design. Design of the control unit. Virtual memory. Peripheral devices and their attachment to the central unit. Interrupts. Brief introduction to micro-programming, pipelining, cache memory, and to parallel processors. Introduction to processor performance. Exercises and design project of a RISC processor, including its functional simulation at the register-transfer level.
The courses of the Computer Science Department are designated with the letters "CS" followed by three decimal digits. The first digit denotes the year of study during which students are expected to enroll in the course; the second digit denotes the area of computer science to which the course belongs.
First Digit
Advised Year of Enrollment
1,2,3,4
First, Second, Third and Fourth year
5,6
Graduate courses
7,8,9
Specialized topics
Second Digit
Computer Science Area
0
Introductory - General
1
Background (Mathematics, Physics)
2
Hardware Systems
3
Networks and Telecommunication
4,5
Software Systems
6
Information Systems
7
Computer Vision and Robotics
8
Algorithms and Theory of Computation
9
Special Projects
The following pages contain tables (one for each course category) summarizing courses offered by the undergraduate studies program of the Computer Science Department at the University of Crete. Courses with code-names beginning with "MATH" or "PHYS" are taught by the Mathematics Department and Physics Department respectively at the University of Crete.