CS 3510 - Computer and Network Architecture

3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: C or better grade in CS 2302.
An introduction to the theory and fundamentals of networking and computer architecture. Data representation, binary arithmetic and numbering systems for computers and network systems will be covered. Topics relating to networking include concepts and topics relating to bottom three layers of the OSI & TCP/IP reference models. Among them, data, signals, transmission, communication media, encoding, decoding, multiplexing, spreading, switching, and others. Computer architecture topics include Boolean algebra, logic gates, digital components, combinational and sequential circuits, circuit design, CPU basics, clocks, memory organization and addressing, interrupts, registers, and others.