COSC-250 Computer Hardware Fundamentals

Faculty:

Squier, Richard

After a brief historical overview, the course quickly introduces some theoretical ground work (Finite State Automata and Turing Machines) followed by some general design concepts (universal machines, and von Neumann and Harvard models).The next section contains a brief review of Boolean Algebra, an introduction to Logic Design, and a look at logic circuit implementations from mechanical switches to Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI). The first half of the course is capped by a Sequential Machine breadboard project. The remainder of the course covers standard computer architecture and organization from a programmer's perspective. Assembly language and C are the primary programming languages used. Prerequisites: COSC-071, COSC-127. Fall.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: COSC-071 COSC-127

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