CGS 3269 - COMPUTER SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE

SPRING 2002

ASSIGNMENT # 2


ASSIGNED: THURSDAY (03/07/2002)

DUE: TUESDAY (03/19/2002)

 

 

You are required to do a report on

 

“COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE TRENDS”

 

 

The focus of this report is to provide an overview of the history, currently implemented technology, and possible future implementations in the field of Computer Architecture.

 

 

Write this report in simple English. What this means is that you are required to write this report in a format any average person can understand (think of reading this report to your grandparents, will they understand what you wrote?). Do not make this report complicated by putting in too many technical terms.

 

 

You need to cover the following sections in your report:

 

 

 

 

The report will be 4-5 pages (approximately 3000 words) long.

 

Turn in a hard copy (A-4 paper, double spaced) and a soft copy (Microsoft Word 97/2000/XP format on a floppy). Be sure to write your name and email on the hard copy and the floppy.

 

Write your report in simple English, that an average person can understand, don’t make it too technical.

 

List your references at the end of the report. If you refer a book, list the book’s name, author, publisher, ISBN Number (if any), page number. You can also list magazines (magazine name, date/month of publication, page number). In case you refer a website, list the complete URL.

 

No plagiarism will be tolerated (what this means is that I expect each of you to turn in your own original stuff).