Boolean algebra, combinatorial circuits and sequential circuits. Survey of computer architecture. Organization of a RISC microprocessor: instruction set, CPU, memory hierarchy, I/0, bus and interrupts. Advanced computer architecture: pipelining, super-scalar, multiprocessors and multi-computers, software and performance issues.
Prerequisite: CS 251 or EGR 326 and CIS or EGR major standing. Four credits.
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