CS 2230 - Computer Organization and Assembly Language

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Western Michigan University

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This course introduces concepts of computer architecture and assembly language. CISC and RISC instruction sets, along with associated hardware issues (e.g., data representation and instruction formats, instruction pipelining, register windows, context switching, and memory management) will be discussed. The student will program in both assembly language and the C programming language as well as interfacing the two languages. Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: CS 1110. Notes: Enrollment is restricted to undergraduates and those graduate students admitted under the PCS (Permission to take Computer Science) classification. Enrollments in all 5000-level computer science classes will be restricted to undergraduates and graduate students in the Computer Science master's program (CMP). Students in other graduate programs who need one of these courses either for subject matter or a research tool can gain admission by permission from the department. Credits: 3 hours

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wmich.edu

Phone Number:

(269) 387-1000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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