Summary
First taste of quantitative principles.
We studied Amdahl’s law, CPU performance equation.
Quantitative comparison of design alternatives.
Reading Assignment: Go through examples from p.35-44. Work them out and make sure you understand them.
Read through the rest of the Chapter 1.
HWk 1: 1.1, 1.2, 1.6 , 1.7 Due date : 9/10/97