COSC 230 - Computer Architecture

Institution:

St Mary's College of Maryland

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Description:

This course studies the structure of computer hardware. Topics include models of computer hardware; instruction set architectures; simple code generation from a high-level language; machine code; simple logic design; representations of numbers and other data types; computer arithmetic; data path organization; input-output devices; control techniques (FSM and microcode); pipelines; caches; buses; virtual memory; primary secondary and tertiary storage structures. Prerequisites: COSC 130; and MATH 200 or MATH 281.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.smcm.edu

Phone Number:

(240) 895-2000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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