CS M145 - Computer Architecture and Organization

    Recent Professors
    James Gappy
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024
    Class Size
    1–79 students
    Credits
    3
    Prerequisite
    CS M10A OR CS M125
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    Introduces the organization and behavior of real computer systems at the assembly language level. Studies the mapping of statements and constructs in a high-level language into sequences of machine instructions. Discusses the internal representation of simple data types and structures and examines numerical computation, data representation errors and procedural errors.