Course Name: Foundations to Computer Systems Design

Course abstract

The Computer Architecture and Organization, Operating Systems, and Compilers are three fundamental pillar courses for both Computer Science and Engineering; and, Electrical and Electronics engineering students. The current course presents a cross-layer view of the three pillars, which help the student appreciate the contributions, interactions and challenges related to each of these pillars from the view of the total systems engineering.


Course Instructor

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Prof. Kamakoti Veezhinathan

Prof. Kamakoti Veezhinathan is a Professor at Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Madras. He specializes in the area of Computer Architecture and embedded systems, VLSI design and Information Security.
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Teaching Assistant(s)

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 Course Duration : Jan-Apr 2021

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 Syllabus

 Enrollment : 18-Nov-2020 to 25-Jan-2021

 Exam registration : 15-Jan-2021 to 12-Mar-2021

 Exam Date : 24-Apr-2021

Enrolled

1067

Registered

25

Certificate Eligible

13

Certified Category Count

Gold

1

Silver

4

Elite

6

Successfully completed

2

Participation

2

Success

Elite

Silver

Gold





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AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75 AND FINAL SCORE >=40
BASED ON THE FINAL SCORE, Certificate criteria will be as below:
>=90 - Elite + Gold
75-89 -Elite + Silver
>=60 - Elite
40-59 - Successfully Completed

Final Score Calculation Logic

  • Assignment Score = Average of best 8 out of 12 assignments.
  • Final Score(Score on Certificate)= 75% of Exam Score + 25% of Assignment Score
Note:
We have taken best assignment score from both Jan 2020 and Jan2021 course
Foundations to Computer Systems Design - Toppers list

VENKATAKRISHNAN SUTHARSAN 91%

KARTHIK KRISHNA 84%

SUTHARSAN KUMAR KRISHNAMOORTHY 84%

FORD MOTOR PRIVATE LIMITED

Enrollment Statistics

Total Enrollment: 1067

Registration Statistics

Total Registration : 25

Assignment Statistics




Assignment

Exam score

Final score

Score Distribution Graph - Legend

Assignment Score: Distribution of average scores garnered by students per assignment.
Exam Score : Distribution of the final exam score of students.
Final Score : Distribution of the combined score of assignments and final exam, based on the score logic.