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:
7
Enrolled: 414
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 421
Waitlist Max: 250
No Reserved Seats
Hours & Workload
3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, 6 hours of outside work hours per week, 2 hours of instructional experiences requiring special laboratory equipment and facilities per week, and 1 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week.
Final Exam
WED, MAY 14TH
07:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Valley Life Sciences 2050
Li Ka Shing 245
Hearst Field Annex A1
Other classes by Lisa Yan
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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