Undergraduate Catalog 2012-13 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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CMPS 350 - Computer Architecture3 cr. (Prerequisite: CMPS 250 )
A study of the logical structure of computer-system organization including a survey of logic and design with an emphasis on functional components. Topics include instruction sets, hard-wired and microprogrammed control-unit designs, memory systems (caches and virtual memory), I/O systems (interrupts, DMA, and channels). Overview and examples of alternative and advanced computer architectures (pipeline, array processors, multiprocessors).
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