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CIT 593 , Fall '08
Introduction to Computer Architecture

 

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How do computers work? This course provides introduction to fundamental concepts of computer architecture. Learn how computers represent numbers, characters and other information. The course teaches C programming language and an instruction set (machine language) as a basis for understanding machine operations, input/output and subroutine linkage conventions. The course will discuss all aspects of computer systems architecture and serve as the foundation for subsequent computer systems course - CIT 595: Digital Systems Organization and Design.