Course Course Summary Section 1 Content Section 1 Content Left Section 1 Content Right Credit Type: Course ACE ID: SDCM-0202 Organization: Study.com, LLC Location: Classroom-based Length: Self-paced. 20 weeks (40 hours) Dates Offered: 4/1/2022 - 3/31/2025 9/1/2018 - 3/31/2022 Credit Recommendation & Competencies Section 2 Content Section 2 Content Left Section 2 Content Right Level Credits (SH) Subject Upper-Division Baccalaureate 3 Computer Architecture or Computer Science Description Section 3 Content Section 3 Content Left Section 3 Content Right Objective: The course objective is to identify and describe computer architecture from invention to the present. The course covers the computer components, data representation, and basic computer operations. Learning Outcomes: Explain how components of a computer interact with hardware and software Perform basic computer arithmetic using binary numbers Use Boolean Algebra in presenting logic functions Analyze memory management from the perspective of a processor Identify the five generations of computers throughout history Describe basic computer architecture models (Von Neumann and Harvard) Describe how data is represented in computers and explain binary number systems Design and analyze digital, combinational, and sequential logic circuits Explain instruction sets and describe arithmetic logic units (ALU) Analyze Input/Output (I/O) management from the perspective of a processor Evaluate different options in designing instruction sets for processors Explain the importance and the possibilities of parallel computing and how it is used to solve more complicated problems General Topics: Introduction to computer architecture and hardware Data representation in digital computing systems Arithmetic in computer binary Boolean logic gates and functions Digital logic circuits How memory functions in a computer Instruction set architecture Input/output in computer architecture Parallel computer architecture Evaluating computer performance Instruction & Assessment Section 4 Content Section 4 Content Left Section 4 Content Right Instructional Strategies: Audio Visual Materials Practical Exercises Methods of Assessment: Examinations Quizzes Written Papers Minimum Passing Score: 70% Supplemental Materials Section 5 Content Section 5 Content Left Section 5 Content Right Section 6 Content Section 6 Content Left Section 6 Content Right Button Content Rail Content 1 Other offerings from Study.com, LLC Accounting 101: Financial Accounting (SDCM-0075) Accounting 102: Introduction to Managerial Accounting (SDCM-0076) Accounting 201: Intermediate Financial Accounting I (SDCM-0124) Accounting 202: Intermediate Accounting II (SDCM-0152) Accounting 301: Applied Managerial Accounting (SDCM-0077) Accounting 302: Advanced Accounting (SDCM-0078) Accounting 303: Cost Accounting (SDCM-0105) Analytics 103: Intro to Relational Databases & SQL (SDCM-0240) Art 103: History of Western Art I (SDCM-0167) Art 104: History of Western Art II (SDCM-0168) View All Courses Page Content