Summer 2025
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Course No: EECE.4821-046; SIS Class Nbr: 1921; SIS Term: 3440
Course Status: Open
Course Description
Structure of computers, past and present: first, second, third and fourth generation. Combinatorial and sequential circuits. Programmable logic arrays. Processor design: information formats, instruction formats, arithmetic operations and parallel processing. Hardwired and microprogrammed control units. Virtual, sequential and cache memories. Input-output systems, communication and bus control. Multiple CPU systems.
Prerequisites, Notes & Instructor
- Prerequisites: EECE 3170 Microprocessor Sys Desgn I,EECE 2650 Intro Logic Design
- Section Notes: Live Online Course; Live Online Course: Attend class remotely during specific days and times (sometimes referred to as synchronous learning). Instructors may deliver lessons from an off-campus location, from a campus classroom, lab or studio, and you¿ll also make use of Blackboard, UMass Lowell¿s online learning management tool.
- Core Codes: ONLINE SYN
- Credits: 3; Contact Hours: 3
- Instructor:
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UMass Lowell Bookstore
When Offered & Tuition
- M,W | 6:30 PM-9:20 PM ET
- 2025 Summer: Jul 07 to Aug 15
- Course Level: Undergraduate
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Tuition: $1155
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