Due to unfortunate circumstances this lecture was not scribed, following are several points that I remember were brought up. If anyone has something to add please tell me. In this session we discussed three papers: Alternative Fetch and Issue Policies for the Trace Cache Fetch Mechanism-describes several enhancements to the original University of Michigan view of the trace cache. Path-Based Nex...

Recent cache schemes, such as trace cache, (fixed-sized) block cache, and variable-sized block cache, have helped improve instruction fetch bandwidth beyond the conventional instruction caches. Traceand block-caches function by capturing the dynamic sequence of instructions. For industry standard benchmarks (e.g., SPEC2000), performance comparison of various configurations of these caches using...

Microprocessor is a general purpose IC which follows the instructions given to it, and the instructions set for the microprocessor designed such a way that it can handle any type of computations [4] . Different type of architectures are available in the market like CISC, RISC, ARM SHARC etc. all of them have their own different approaches to perform computations. This Paper work which is RISC c...

Modern computer architecture provides a special instruction|the fused multiply-add (FMA) instruction|to perform both a multiplication and an addition operation at the same time. In this paper newly developed radix-2, radix-3, and radix-5 FFT kernels that e ciently take advantage of this powerful instruction are presented. If a processor is provided with FMA instructions, the radix-2 FFT algorit...

Adopting an Information Communication and Technology (ICT) system in an organization is somewhat challenging. User diversity, heavy workload, and different skill gap make the ICT adoption process slower. This research starts from a condition that a conventional ICT learning through short workshop and guidance book is not working well. This research proposes a model called ICT instruction design...

This study investigates the effectiveness of computer-mediated Engineering Drawing instruction in improving spatial ability namely spatial visualisation and mental rotation. A multi factorial quasi experimental design study was employed involving a cohort of 138, 20 year old average undergraduates. Three interventional treatments were administered, namely Interactive Engineering Drawing Trainer...

Background Portugal has a strong tradition of conventional western healthcare. So it provides a natural case study for the relationship between Complementary/Alternative Medicine (CAM) and Western Medicine (WM). This work aims to test the relationship between CAM and WM users in the diagnosis and treatment stages and to estimate the determinants of CAM choice.   Methods The forth Portuguese Nat...