CIS 2553 - Computer Architecture

3 Credits

This course is the study of the organization and architecture of computer systems hardware; instruction set architectures; addressing modes; register transfer notation; processor design and computer arithmetic; memory systems; hardware implementations of virtual memory, and input/output control and devices.

Prerequisite: CIS 1043 Computer Science II

Course Level Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Explain the technologies used to construct a modern processor. (PLO 1, 2)
Discuss processor organization, performance and specifications. (PLO 1, 2)
Demonstrate the methods of programming and manipulating data at the processor level. (PLO 1, 2)
Compare and illustrate techniques for performing mathematical calculations. (PLO 1, 2)
Describe in detail the major components of the processor including the ALU, data path, clock, etc. (PLO 1, 2)
Discuss the purpose and implementation of cache memory and its uses. (PLO 1, 2)
Show the use and advantage of parallel processing. (PLO 1, 2)
Complete several design projects. (PLO 1, 2)