CS 2810 - Computer Architecture/Organization

Credits: (4)
Typically Taught Summer Semester: Full Sem-Online
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem, Full Sem-Online
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem, Full Sem-Online
Course Fee: $25.00
Course Fee Purpose: Course fees are designed to cover the costs of lab equipment maintenance and replacement including desktop and server computer systems and software; consumable materials and supplies; and support for lab aides, student tutors, and online instructional resources.
Description: Computers are essential to modern life, yet most people use them with no understanding of how they accomplish everything they do. This course will explore how computers function from a technical perspective, allowing students to see why they work and are designed the way they are. The course will focus on Von Neumann computers, covering a variety of topics including logic gates, basic digital circuit concepts, number and data representation, the processor implementation, BIOS, buses, interrupts, addressing, memory management, and storage. The practical implementation of this knowledge will be examined by introducing assembly language code.
Pre-requisite(s): CS 1410 or (CS 1400 and (NET 2210 or NET 3200).