Computer Organization
CS 220 (4 credits)

Instructor: Prof. John Wright
E-mail:       wrightj@juniata.edu
Office:        Brumbaugh Academic Center, C-201
Phone:        641-3592

Office Hours are kept current on my home page. See the home page or my office door for recent changes; other office hours may be arranged by appointment.

Class meeting times:
        MWF     09:00am   Th    08:00am      BAC P223

Textbooks:

Required:
Miller, Karen - An Assembly Language Introduction to Computer Architecture Using the Intel Pentium, Oxford University Press, 1999.
Book Web Site

Grading (dates subject to change):

15% Exam 1
15% Exam 2

15% Exam 3

10% Problem Assignments/Labs
20% Programming Projects
25% Comprehensive Final

Objectives:

Students will study and gain understanding in:

          · the organization of a typical computing system from the high level language, machine level, and digital logic perspectives
          · the importance of mathematical systems in hardware design
          · the high level programming language capabilities and limitations as they relate to the computer hardware
          · the various forms of data representation within a computer system

Students should develop or enhance skills in:

          · programming in an assembly language and transferring these understandings to efficiently implement various high level language and

            data structures
          · reasoning about software design in relation to hardware
          · debugging techniques ranging from low level to high level language design
 

Prerequisites: CS110/IT116

Course policies

Course Schedule:

This is a sample schedule and is subject, and very likely, to change at any time. Refer to Moodle for all assignments.