CSCI6461-computer-architecture

Designing and implementing a simple computer simulator.

CSCI6461: Computer System Architecture Project

Spring 2017

The George Washington University

In this project, we design and implement a simple computer simulator. This project has 4 components. And, these components will be implemented during the semester.

Component 1: Basic Machine (Finishing Date: 2/11/2017)

We are working on designing and implementing the basic machine architecture in this phase. In particular:

• Implementing a simple memory.
• Executing LOAD and STORE instructions.
• Building initial user interface to simulator.

Component 2: Memory and Cache Design (Finishing Date: 3/4/2017)

• Designing and implementing the modules for enhanced memory and cache operations.
• Implementing all instructions except for MSR, CHK, and Floating Point/Vector operations.
• Extending the user interface.
• Demonstrate 1st program running on our simulator.

Component 3: Execute All Instructions (Finishing Date: 4/5/2017)

• Handling machine faults and TRAP.
• Extending the user interface
• Demonstrate 2nd program running on our simulator.

Component 4: Floating point and vector operations (Finishing Date: 5/1/2017)

• Designing and implementing the modules for floating point and vector operations.
• Designing and implementing simple pipelining.