AY2008/9 Semester 2
Module Information - Description

Name:

CS2100 Computer Organisation

Description:

The objective of this module is to familiarise students with the fundamentals of computing devices. Through this module students will understand the basics of data representation, and how the various parts of a computer work, separately and with each other. This allows students to understand the issues in computing devices, and how these issues affect the implementation of solutions. Topics covered include data representation systems, combinational and sequential circuit design techniques, assembly language, processor execution cycles, pipelining, memory hierarchy and input/output systems.

See Info for Undergraduates → SoC Course Descriptions.

Prerequisite:

CS1101 or CS1101S or CS1101C.

Modular Credits:

4 MCs.

Workload:

3-1-1-3-2: 3-hour lecture, 1-hour tutorial and 1-hour lab per week.

Schedules:

Refer to Schedules.