CSCI 343: Computer Architecture at Queens College
3 credits · Spring 2027
Computer Architecture (CSCI 343) at Queens College has 3 ways to take it in Spring 2027. 3 of 3 sections have an open seat right now.
Professors teaching it: Anne Smith-Thompson and Simina Fluture.
Of the 2 professors with a Chill Rank, Anne Smith-Thompson ranks chillest (Busy) and Simina Fluture least chill (Busy).
Compare them below, check the days and times, and add the course to your schedule.
Requirements
PREQ: CSCI 240 with min grade of C
About this course
Instruction set architectures, including RISC, CISC, stack, and VLIW architectures. The memory hierarchy, including cache design and performance issues, shared memory organizations, and bus structures. Models of parallel computing, including multiprocessors, multicomputers, multivector, SIMD, PRAM, and MIMD architectures. Pipelining models, including clocking and timing, instruction pipeline design, arithmetic pipeline design, and superscalar pipelining
Best professors for CSCI 343 at Queens, Spring 2027
- Anne Smith-ThompsonChill Rank 4 of 5: Busy?
2 sections · 2 open · ★ 2.9 (123) · difficulty 3.6/5 · 48% would take again
- Simina FlutureChill Rank 4 of 5: Busy?
1 section · 1 open · ★ 2.6 (276) · difficulty 3.6/5 · 41% would take again
Ordered chillest first. A Chill Rank compares a professor with other CUNY professors on Rate My Professors difficulty, rating and would-take-again; it needs at least 3 ratings. How it works
CSCI 343 sections, times and seats
Seat status as of Oct 4, 10:06 PM ET. Seats can change between refreshes. How fresh is this?
Chill Rank compares professors using Rate My Professors reviews, from Chill to Brutal. What each rank means
Questions about CSCI 343 at Queens
- Who teaches CSCI 343 at Queens in Spring 2027?
- Anne Smith-Thompson and Simina Fluture are listed for Spring 2027. Each name links to a page with their Chill Rank and Rate My Professors numbers.
- Is CSCI 343 at Queens hard?
- It depends on the professor. Across the 2 professors with a Chill Rank, students on Rate My Professors give an average difficulty of 3.6 out of 5. The Chill Rank above compares them directly.
- What if a CSCI 343 section is full?
- Try another section, join the waitlist in CUNYfirst if there is one, or ask the department. You can also watch a full section and get an email when a seat opens; you still enroll yourself in CUNYfirst.