CS 455: Computer Organization and Architecture

Sep. 3, 2008

Catalog Description:

3 hr. PR: CS 250 or CS 350. Computer structure; emphasis on implications for software design; evolution of computers; elementary digital logic; CPU structures; memory and I/O structures; pipelining and memory management; introduction to parallel and high level architectures.

Notes:

CS 250 is no longer a prereqquisite.

This course meets the requirement for a systems area course in the BSCS curricula.

This information applies to course sections taught by Jim Mooney. This course is also taught by other instructors. Their presentations and evaluation methods may differ from mine.

This course provides an overview of computer organization, architecture, and related hardware topics, stressing the point of view of the computer scientist as a potential user, software designer, or system co-designer. Key topics include description methods; instruction sets; processor implementation; memory systems; input and output; and parallel architectures.

Next scheduled offering:

Fall 2008, MWF 11:00-11:50 AM, 211 ESB, CRN 87089. Instructor: Jim Mooney