CISC 3310
Computer Architecture · 4 credits · Spring 2027
Requirements
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCE 1110[1.5], 1115, 1170 OR 1180 [2.80]; AND COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCE 2210, BOTH WITH A GRADE C OR HIGHER, ARE REQUIRED. NOT OPEN TO STUDENTS WITH COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCE 3305 OR 3315 WITH GRADE OF C OR HIGHER.
About this course
4 hours; 4 creditsIntroduction to digital logic. Basic digital circuits. Boolean algebra and combinational logic, data representation and transfer, digital arithmetic. Instruction sets. Introduction to assembly languages ALU and memory reference instructions, flow control, subroutine linkage, arrays and structures. Memory. I/O systems. Performance. Relationship between software and architecture. (Not open to students who are enrolled in or have completed Computer andInformation Science 3305 [27] or 3315 [28].)Prerequisite: Computer and Information Science 1110 [1.5], or 1115, or both of 1113 and 1114, or 1170, or 1180 [2.80]; and 2210 [11].
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