2025 Fall
COMPSCI 61C 108 - DIS 108
Great Ideas of Computer Architecture (Machine Structures)
Class #:29752
Units: 4
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Offered through
Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
1
Enrolled: 0
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 1
Waitlist Max: 0
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.
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.
Rules & Requirements
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
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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