A Graphical Full System Simulator for Undergraduate Computer Architecture Education

用于本科计算机体系结构教育的图形化完整系统模拟器

• 批准号: 0941057
• 负责人: Michael Black
• 金额: $ 11.87万
• 依托单位: American University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-03-01 至 2014-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0941057&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Graphical; Full; System; Simulator; Undergraduate

Computer Science (31)Computer architectures have evolved greatly in recent years but these innovations are not widely taught in introductory computer organization courses. Existing simulators are used by researchers but do not meet the needs of students. The simulator developed for this project models a full x86 machine and includes modern architectural components including multicore, superscalar, two-level cache and speculation. Students select components such as the pipeline or memory to visualize how data are processed. Multiple levels of abstractions allow student to ignore components that they are not ready to study. One can also reconfigure the architecture components using a graphical user interface.Expected outcomes include the simulator as a standalone application, a web applet and a collection of laboratory exercises. Materials are designed to be used within existing computer organization and architecture courses. The applet can be accessed by any modern browser and thus allows adoption by a wide audience. Pilot testing is being performed at American University, a small liberal arts school, and the University of Maryland, a large public university.

计算机体系结构近年来有了很大的发展，但这些创新并没有在计算机组织入门课程中广泛教授。 现有的模拟器被研究人员使用，但不能满足学生的需求。 为这个项目开发的模拟器模拟了一个完整的x86机器，包括现代架构组件，包括多核，超标量，两级缓存和投机。 学生选择组件，如管道或内存，以可视化如何处理数据。 多层次的抽象允许学生忽略他们还没有准备好学习的组件。 还可以使用图形用户界面重新配置架构组件。预期的成果包括作为独立应用程序的模拟器，网络小程序和实验室练习的集合。 材料被设计用于现有的计算机组织和体系结构课程。 小程序可以通过任何现代浏览器访问，因此允许广泛的受众采用。 试点测试正在美国大学（一所小型文科学校）和马里兰州大学（一所大型公立大学）进行。