A Survey and Evaluation of Simulators Suitable for Teaching Courses in Computer Architecture and Organization

Authors:
B. Nikolic;Z. Radivojevic;J. Djordjevic;V. Milutinovic
Affiliations:
Sch. of Electr. Eng., Comput. Eng. & Inf. Theor., Univ. of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia;-;-;-
Venue:
IEEE Transactions on Education
Year:
2009

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Abstract

Courses in Computer Architecture and Organization are regularly included in Computer Engineering curricula. These courses are usually organized in such a way that students obtain not only a purely theoretical experience, but also a practical understanding of the topics lectured. This practical work is usually done in a laboratory using simulators of computer systems. Since the open literature contains a variety of simulators being used for such purposes, this paper attempts to give a survey of simulators suitable for teaching courses in computer architecture and organization, to establish the evaluation criteria and to evaluate selected simulators according to these criteria.