CISC 211 - Computer Organization and Assembly Language

    Recent Professors
    Vito Remo Bica, Adrienne Lynette Milner, Hau Nguyen, Danish Khan, Saied Moezzi
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Summer 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Summer 2025
    Class Size
    24–40 students
    Credits
    4
    Prerequisite
    CISC 179 with a Grade of "C" or better, or equivalent
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of CISC 211
    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    This course is an introduction to the organization of modern digital computers and assembly language programming. Topics include language syntax; instruction set mnemonics; and segment, index, pointer, general purpose, and flag registers. A variety of memory addressing techniques are covered, as well as stack operations, particularly those associated with passing parameters to subroutine calls. Additional topics include machine architecture; memory addressing; input/output; interrupts; control structures; compiling; linking; and printer and disk interfaces. This course is intended for students majoring in computer and information sciences.
    Usually Held
    Tue Thu 9:35am–11:00am, Thu 9:35am–11:00am, Tue 9:35am–11:00am