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2009-2010 University Catalog

INFS 515 - Computer Organization

Credits: 3
Computer hardware architecture concepts including number systems, machine representation of numbers, instruction set formats, addressing techniques, memory organization, internal processor structure and operation. Symbolic assembly language fundamental operating systems concepts: process synchronization and scheduling, interprocess communication, memory management, virtual memory, deadlocks, file I/O and disk management, and LINUX operating system case studies.


Prerequisites
Undergraduate courses or equivalent knowledge in structured programming in a high-level language.

Notes
Credit cannot be applied to a graduate degree in the Volgenau School or the BS degree in computer science.

Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week
3
Hours of Lab or Studio per week
0