Comp Syst Org

Catalog description

This course emphasizes the underlying organization and operation of real computer systems at the architectural level. Assembly language is introduced to study machine instruction, control flow constructs, interfacing subroutines with the language C, as well as the internal representation of simple data types and structures. Topics include the fetch/execute cycle, bus structures, memory hierarchy and management, addressing modes, I/O, and subroutines. Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisite: CSC 110 or CSC 111.