Computer Architecture Courses and Certifications

ChibiAkumas

Learn Multi-Platform Z80 Assembly Programming - With Vampires

Master multi-platform Z80 assembly programming through game development, covering CPC, ZX Spectrum, and MSX systems with hands-on vampire-themed projects and real-world coding examples.

• YouTube
• 19 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The 8-Bit Guy

How the Hercules Graphics Card Worked

Discover how the pioneering Hercules graphics card revolutionized early PC displays with its innovative monochrome high-resolution technology and unique programming methods.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The 8-Bit Guy

How the TI-99/4A Home Computer Worked

Discover how the TI-99/4A home computer's unique architecture, innovative TMS9900 processor, and distinctive design choices made it both groundbreaking and commercially challenging in the early 1980s.

• YouTube
• 27 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

OpenSecurityTraining2

Architecture 1001 - Intel x86-64 Assembly

Discover Intel x86-64 assembly fundamentals through hands-on examples covering registers, stack operations, function parameters, control flow, and debugging techniques.

• YouTube
• 5 hours 49 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

OpenSecurityTraining2

Introduction to ARM CPU Assembly and Architecture

Master ARM CPU assembly language and architecture fundamentals through hands-on instruction covering essential programming concepts and system design principles.

• YouTube
• 6 hours 12 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Dr Josh Stroschein

Learning Assembly - Intel 32-bit Architecture with NASM

Master Intel 32-bit assembly programming with NASM, covering CPU registers, bitwise operations, debugging, functions, arrays, and security concepts like buffer overflows.

• YouTube
• 10 hours 23 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Low Level Learning

It Goes Deeper Than Your Operating System - Understanding System Architecture Beyond the OS

Dive into the fundamental layers beneath your operating system and discover what really makes computers tick at the deepest hardware level.

• YouTube
• 10 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

High Performance Computer Architecture

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The HPCA course covers performance measurement, pipelining, and improved parallelism through various means.

• Udacity
• No Longer Offered
• Free Online Course

Hackaday

Hackaday Logic Series - Basic Logic

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Learn how basic logic gates, tri-state outputs, open collectors, and switching hazards shape digital circuit design.

• YouTube
• 16 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The 8-Bit Guy

How the Tandy Color Computer Works

Discover how the Tandy Color Computer's hardware architecture, graphics capabilities, and programming features made it a unique 8-bit home computer system.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Devoxx

A Crash Course in Modern Hardware

See why modern program performance depends on multicore execution and memory behavior as single-threaded CPU performance reaches its limits.

• YouTube
• 59 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

CodeHelp - by Babbar

Difference Between 32-Bit & 64-Bit Operating System

Understand how CPU registers, addressable space, and data calculation explain the differences between 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

USENIX

Computing Performance - On the Horizon

A forward-looking survey of how processors, memory, storage, networking, runtimes, hypervisors, and observability may shape computing performance.

• YouTube
• 41 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Hackaday

Remoticon 2021 - Voja Antonic Builds a Microprocessor

Explore how basic digital circuits, logic gates, registers, memory, and an arithmetic logic unit combine into a hypothetical microprocessor.

• YouTube
• 50 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

ChariotSolutions

Journey to the Centre of the JVM - Exploring CPU Architecture and Memory Models

A deep dive into a nondeterministic Scala bug shaped by CPU architecture, memory models, and JVM intrinsics.

• YouTube
• 59 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video