WCSEE3827-002: Fundamentals of Computer Systems for Spring 2025

Days and Time

Mondays and Wednesdays 1:10 PM-2:25 PM

Location

RTBA BTBA

Allowed For:

  • Undergraduate

Prerequisites:

An introductory programming course.

Notes:

None

Instructor:

Plancher, Brian

Description

Fundamentals of computer organization and digital logic. Boolean algebra, Karnaugh maps, basic gates and components, flipflops and latches, counters and state machines, basics of combinational and sequential digital design. Assembly language, instruction sets, ALU’s, single-cycle and multi-cycle processor design, introduction to pipelined processors, caches, and virtual memory.