Computer organization
What is it?
 -- computer architecture
programmer's view of the machine
data representation and operations
 -- computer organization
structural relationships not visible to the programmer
Why study it? (Top 5 List)
 -- you want to be a computer scientist
 -- it makes you a better programmer
 -- performance: programming is more than just getting the answer
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 -- it's fun to learn how things work
 -- you may need to buy a computer someday