CSCI 420 - Computer Organization and Architecture

Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Fall

A study of the hardware and low-level software organization typical of a modern computing platform. Boolean Algebra, digital logic, instruction sets, assembly languages, representations of data, computer arithmetic, memory and processor architectures, pipelining, input-output systems, alternative architectures, and evolution of computing hardware.

Prerequisite(s): CSCI 301 AND CSCI 325.