ICS 232 Computer Organization and Architecture

General

• Analyze error correction algorithms (such as Hamming code) in the design of computer components.
• Apply Boolean logic and minimizing techniques to design logic circuits.
• Apply computer architecture concepts to the design of parts of computer systems.
• Apply knowledge of memory model, instruction sets, addressing modes, and input/output features to develop assembly language programs.
• Utilize electronic equipment and components to implement and test logic circuits.
• State computer history, types and generations of computers and their application areas, major categories of instruction sets, and the difference between computer organization and computer architecture.
• Describe multiprocessing and alternative architectures.
• Describe the von Neumann model and explain the communication pathways in a computer system, including data flow through the CPU (interfacing to I/O, bus control logic, and internal communications).