Computer Organization and Architecture

Catalog description

PREREQUISITES: CSCI 202 Computer Science III. COREQUISITES: CSCI 202 Computer Science III. CATALOG DESCRIPTION: This course is introduces the concepts related to the organization and architecture of digital computers. The course begins with a discussion of data representations (fixed, floating point numbers, ASCII, Unicode, etc.), as well as arithmetic operations. The course discusses the architecture of instruction sets using both machine and assembly language. The importance of data path, timing, and control are presented. The processes of program compilation, assembly, linking and loading are covered. Considerable time is devoted to hardware-related topics such as memory, buses, peripherals, and networking. The course concludes with a presentation of advanced architectural concepts such as parallel and superscalar machines.