COS 241 - Computer Organization

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University of Maine at Farmington

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Description:

This course is intended to give students a broad overview of Computer Organization at a number of different levels. The lowest level is the Assembly Language level. Students will gain an understanding of Instruction Set Architecture design and tradeoffs. The next level, fundamentals of logic design, provides an understanding of the implementation of a given architecture. Topics include adders, shifters, and multipliers, and flipflops. Higher levels include pipelining and caches. Other topics include storage (along with input/output) and multiprocessors. Laboratory work includes an assembler with which students write assembly language programs and, possibly, a digital logic design package. Prerequisite(s): COS 140. Fall semester. Credit: 4

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.umf.maine.edu

Phone Number:

(207) 778-7000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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