COM 4 - Computer Organization and Architecture (CSS NC II)

This course introduces students to the basic concepts of computers, their design and how they work. It encompasses the designation of the machine's instruction set
architecture, its use in creating a program, and its implementation in hardware. The course addresses the bridge between gate logic and executable
software, and includes programming both in assembly language (representing software) and HDL (representing hardware). It also covers modern computer
principles using a typical processor and e-phase system-level issues, understanding process performance, and the use of abstraction as a tool to
manage complexity. We then learn how efficient memory systems are designed to work closely with the processor. Next, we study input/output (I/O) systems
which bring the processor and memory together with a wide range of devices.