Spring 2025
COMPSCI 61C 001 - LEC 001
Great Ideas of Computer Architecture (Machine Structures)
Lisa Yan
Class #:28819
Units:4
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Offered through
Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
6
Enrolled: 415
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 421
Waitlist Max: 250
No Reserved Seats
Hours & Workload
3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials, 6 hours of outside work hours, 2 hours of instructional experiences requiring special laboratory equipment and facilities, and 1 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material.
Final Exam
WED, MAY 14TH
07:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Valley Life Sciences 2050
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Course Catalog Description
The internal organization and operation of digital computers. Machine architecture, support for high-level languages (logic, arithmetic, instruction sequencing) and operating systems (I/O, interrupts, memory management, process switching). Elements of computer logic design. Tradeoffs involved in fundamental architectural design decisions.
Class Notes
* Time conflicts are NOT allowed for this class
* Lecture WILL be recorded for playback later
* NO alternate final exam will be offered
* Lecture WILL be recorded for playback later
* NO alternate final exam will be offered
Rules & Requirements
Requisites
- Undergraduate Students: College of Engineering declared majors and L&S Computer Science
Credit Restrictions
Students will receive no credit for COMPSCI 61C after completing COMPSCI 61CL.
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Requirements class fulfills
Meets Physical Science, L&S Breadth
Reserved Seats
Reserved Seating For This Term
Current Enrollment
No Reserved Seats
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
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