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CIS 201 - Computer Architecture and Organization

Instructor: LTC Youna Jung
Location: Mallory Hall 314
Date/Time: Monday-Friday 12:30-2:30 p.m.
This course covers foundation on concepts and principles of computer architecture and their application to computer system design.  Topics include number systems, logical and arithmetic operations, instructions set, memory hierarchy, pipelining, single and multiprocessor systems, parallel processing, and interfaces between hardware and software. The course also covers concepts and processes of computer organization. Note: Course is equated to CIS 272 and cannot be taken for additional credit. Textbook: Computer Organization and Design: The Hardware/Software Interface, 5th, David A. Patterson and John L. Hennessy, Morgan Kaufmann, ISBN: 978-0-12-407726-3. No special software needed.