CISP 315 - Introduction to Computer Architecture and Design

Institution:

American River College

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Description:

Prerequisite: CISP 310 with a grade of "C" or betterGeneral Education: AA/AS Area II(b) Course Transferable to UC/CSU Hours: 54 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB This course is an introduction to the fundamental theories of, and their applications in, digital computer design. Topics include machine code decoding, memory bus cycles, memory, arithmetic and logic unit, registers, latches, Boolean algebra, logic gates, state machines, binary representation, pipelining and Boolean equation optimization. Synthesis of the design of a computer in a hardware description language (HDL) is stressed. All topics are related to programming and overall computer system operations.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Multiple

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Institution Website:

www.arc.losrios.edu/

Phone Number:

(916) 484-8011

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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