2017-2018 Academic Bulletin 
    
    Apr 25, 2024  
2017-2018 Academic Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

CMPSC 210 - Computer Organization


Credits: 4
A study of the low-level operation of computer systems. Participating in hands-on activities that often require teamwork, students investigate how computers process instructions in modern computers as information is encoded, stored, and executed in a machines physical structures. In addition to learning how to program in assembly and machine languages, students investigate the design and logical operation of processors and the mathematics of machine computation. During a weekly laboratory session, students use state-of-the-art technology to complete projects, reporting on their results through both written reports and oral presentations.

Prerequisite: CMPSC 112 .

Distribution Requirements: QR, SP.