CIS124 — Info. Systems Architect/Design
Add to Personal Bookmarks Number of Informations Systems Architecture and Design introduces the fundamental concepts of computer architecture and design. Topics include binary and assembly language, data representation, central processing unit architecture, memory architecture and factors that influence the performance of a system. (Fall, Spring) Two hours lecture each week. Two hours laboratory each week. Three Credits. Three billable hours. Identify trends in technology, including computing power, energy use, cost, and global impact. Describe memory hierarchy design and virtual memory concepts and their impact on systems performance. Describe processor design architecture concepts and related instruction-level exploitation vulnerabilities. Identify the differences between instruction-level, data-level and thread-level processing. Explain and document the efficiency and cost factors associated with cloud computing technologies. Explain how proper programming practices impact systems architechure and performance.
Prerequisites: ENGL101, MAT094, MAT015, MATH113