Recent SemestersFall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024Class Size30–40 studentsCredits3 Transfers ToCSUDescriptionIntroduction to the organization and architecture of computer systems. Mapping of statements and constructs in a high-level language onto sequences of machine instructions is studied, as well as the internal representation of simple data types and structures. Numerical computation is examined with an eye toward possible data representation errors and procedural errors. Throughout the course, students will write short assembly language programs that utilize the concepts being studied. (C-ID: COMP 142) ADVISORY: Some programming experience or programming coursework. 