COM SCI 256A · CS 256AAdvanced Scalable Architectures
Computer Science · 4 units · Graduate courses (200-299)
Recommended: course 251A. State-of-art scalable multiprocessors. Interdependency among implementation technology, chip microarchitecture, and system architecture. High-performance building blocks, such as chip multiprocessors (CMPs). On-chip and off-chip communication. Mechanisms for exploiting parallelism at multiple levels. Current research areas. Examples of chips and systems.
Letter grading.
When it runs
Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.
Requisites
Official UCLA wording
Requisite: course M151B.
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COM SCI 256A
- COM SCI M151BComputer Systems Architecture
- COM SCI 33Introduction to Computer Organization
- COM SCI M51ALogic Design of Digital Systems
- EC ENGR M16Logic Design of Digital Systems
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What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
No course in the catalog lists this as a requisite.