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This course studies the functionality of microprocessors and applies them as an element of system design. Introduction to computer organization, microprocessor instruction sets, assembly language and/or C language programming, peripheral interfaces, hardware/software design relationships, and system control. The associated laboratory allows students to implement concepts on actual hardware devices. Prerequisite: CPE-210.

Introduction to computer architecture with an emphasis on hardware, instruction formats and addressing modes, arithmetic operations, processor design, pipelines, interrupt and exception handling, memory hierarchy, and parallelism. Prerequisites: CPE210 and CIS-221.

A course in topics of current interest in computer engineering. Specific content varies term by term but will be announced before registration begins for the semester of offering. Prerequisite: Permission of division chair.