COMP 240 - Computer Systems Organization

This course familiarizes the student with the internal design and organization of computers. Topics include number systems, internal data representations, microarchitectures, the functional units of a computer system, memory, processor, and input/output structures, instruction sets and assembly language, addressing techniques, system software, and concurrency and parallelism. Prerequisite(s): COMP 127 (or COMP 124 if previously taken) or permission of instructor. Every semester. (4 Credits)