| Computer organization | |||||||||
| About this course | |||||||||
| Assumptions/prerequisites | |||||||||
| No previous assembly language or digital logic | |||||||||
| CMSC 214 with a grade of C or better | |||||||||
| CMSC 250 with a grade of C or better | |||||||||
| Informal poll | |||||||||
| How many are taking 330 now? | |||||||||
| 351? | |||||||||
| How many have already taken 330? | |||||||||
| Goal: How computers work (basic foundation) | |||||||||
| How to get there: | |||||||||
| Data representation | |||||||||
| Numeric (integer, floating point) | |||||||||
| Character (ASCII, other) | |||||||||
| Instructions | |||||||||
| ISA: Instruction Set Architecture | |||||||||
| Assembly language | |||||||||