TransfermaticCIS at College of San Mateo

    CIS 264 - Computer Organization and Systems Programming

    Recent Professors
    Faramarz Mortezaie, Mohammed Akhoirshida, Cameron Eftekhari
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025
    Class Size
    35 students
    Credits
    4
    Prerequisite
    Successful completion of Intermediate Algebra or equivalent, or placement by other measures as applicable and CIS 255 or CIS 278 or CIS 117
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of CIS 264
    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    The internal organization and operation of digital computers. Systems programming in C programming language. Assembly languages, machine architecture, support for high-level languages (logic, arithmetic, instruction sequencing) and operating systems (I/O, interrupts, memory management, process switching). Elements of computer logic design. Tradeoffs involved in fundamental architectural design decisions.
    Usually Held
    2:10pm–4:40pm, Fri 1:10pm–3:00pm, Mon Wed 12:10pm–2:00pm, Wed 12:45pm–1:55pm