Using EDUCache Simulator for the Computer Architecture and Organization Course
Date Issued
2013-06-26
Author(s)
Anchev, Nenad
Atanasovski, Blagoj
Abstract
The computer architecture and organization course
is essential in all computer science and engineering programs, and
the most selected and liked elective course for related engineering
disciplines. However, the attractiveness brings a new challenge,
it requires a lot of effort by the instructor, to explain rather
complicated concepts to beginners or to those who study related
disciplines. The usage of visual simulators can improve both the
teaching and learning processes. The overall goal is twofold: 1) to
enable a visual environment to explain the basic concepts and
2) to increase the student’s willingness and ability to learn the
material.
A lot of visual simulators have been used for the computer
architecture and organization course. However, due to the lack of
visual simulators for simulation of the cache memory concepts,
we have developed a new visual simulator EDUCache simulator.
In this paper we present that it can be effectively and efficiently
used as a supporting tool in the learning process of modern
multi-layer, multi-cache and multi-core multi-processors.
EDUCache’s features enable an environment for performance
evaluation and engineering of software systems, i.e. the students
will also understand the importance of computer architecture
building parts and hopefully, will increase their curiosity for
hardware courses in general.
is essential in all computer science and engineering programs, and
the most selected and liked elective course for related engineering
disciplines. However, the attractiveness brings a new challenge,
it requires a lot of effort by the instructor, to explain rather
complicated concepts to beginners or to those who study related
disciplines. The usage of visual simulators can improve both the
teaching and learning processes. The overall goal is twofold: 1) to
enable a visual environment to explain the basic concepts and
2) to increase the student’s willingness and ability to learn the
material.
A lot of visual simulators have been used for the computer
architecture and organization course. However, due to the lack of
visual simulators for simulation of the cache memory concepts,
we have developed a new visual simulator EDUCache simulator.
In this paper we present that it can be effectively and efficiently
used as a supporting tool in the learning process of modern
multi-layer, multi-cache and multi-core multi-processors.
EDUCache’s features enable an environment for performance
evaluation and engineering of software systems, i.e. the students
will also understand the importance of computer architecture
building parts and hopefully, will increase their curiosity for
hardware courses in general.
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