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Course Description:

Digital logic and digital systems; Machine-level representation of data; Assembly-level machine organization; Memory system organization and architecture; Interfacing and communication, Functional organization; Multiprocessing and alternative architectures.

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Course Prerequisites:

CS 113 Program Design & Algorithms or CS 120 Computer Science

(You will be fine if you are taking one of these concurrently with CS 150.)

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Required Text:

The Essentials of Computer Organization & Architecture by Null & Lobur (ISBN # 0-7637-0444-X)

Recommended Texts:

Data Books (TTL, CMOS, Memory, etc.)

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Required Software: 

Choose 1 of these:

FREE CircuitMaker Software: This is a student version of CircuitMaker 6.  You may download and use this free circuit design/simulation software on your personal computer.  It allows you to enter your analog or digital circuit as a schematic and then simulate its operation.

FREE Digital Works Software:  This is a Freeware program that allows hierarchal digital circuit design and simulation.  Also download a basic tutorial, Getting Started with Digital Works, by Dan Stanzione.

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Class Score Calculation:

Exams:                      50%
Quizzes:                    10%
Homework:              20%
Class Presentations:  20%

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Grading Scale:

90% - 100%  A
80% - 89%    B
70% - 79%    C
60% - 69%    D

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