Description
To provide an understanding of the fundamental logicalorganization of a computer (its parts and their relationship) and how it actually works; exposure to a central processor's native language, and to system software concepts.
Credits: 4
01:198:112. Credit not given for this course and 14:332:331.
Please note that courses for which a student has received a grade of D cannot be used to satisfy prerequisite requirements.
Semesters Offered:Spring, summer and fall
Topics: Digital logic, registers, instruction counter, memory hierarchies, paging, micro-code, cache, etc.
Assembly language techniques, including macro-instruction definition
Assemblers and loaders
Data representation and computer arithmetic
Expected Work: Homework assignments and one or two programs
Exams: 2 hourlies, two quizzes, and a Final Exam
