CSSE 232 - Computer Architecture I
- Credit Hours: 3R-3L-4C
- Term Available: F,W
- Graduate Studies Eligible: No
- Prerequisites: CSSE 132 or CSSE 120 and ECE 180
- Corequisites: None
Computer instruction set architecture and implementation. Specific topics include historical perspectives, performance evaluation, computer organization, instruction formats, addressing modes, computer arithmetic, ALU design, floating-point representation, single-cycle and multi-cycle data paths, and processor control. Assembly language programming is used as a means of exploring instruction set architectures. The final project involves the complete design and implementation of a miniscule instruction set processor.