CS 51 - Introduction to Computer Architecture

    Recent Professors
    Guanxi Chen, Kyle H. Muldrow
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026
    Class Size
    Not published
    Credits
    3
    Prerequisite
    CS 11 or CS 21 or CS 31 or COSP 8 and MATH 50
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    This course covers the organization and behavior of real computer systems at the assembly-language level. The 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, noting the various data representation errors and potential procedural errors. This course is modeled after the State C-ID COMP 142 course standard.
    Usually Held
    Thu 6:00pm–9:10pm, Wed 1:00pm–2:25pm