Semester and Year
Spring 2011
Dept
Computer Science
Course Number
256
Section Number
1
Course Catalog Description
Computer Organization and Architecture Introduction to computer organization and system architecture. Topics: Boolean algebra, combinational and sequential logic design, fundamental structure of major computer hardware systems (CPU/ALU, memory, cache, registers, I/O), instruction sets, computer arithmetic, pipelining, and memory hierarchy. A two-hour weekly hardware lab is required. Prerequisites: 128 and Math 135. Offered each spring.
Recommended Citation
Liffiton, Mark, "Spring 2011 CS 256 Sect. 1 Computer Organization and Architecture" (2011). Computer Science Syllabi. 27.
https://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/compsci_syllabi/27