Objectives

When you finish this course you should:

• Be able to construct simple logical circuits.
• Understand how basic data is stored in a computer.
• Explain the operation of a CPU.
• Write simple programs in a LOAD/STORE instruction set assembly language.
• Explain the difference between RISC and CISC.
• Explain the operation of memory in a computer.
• Explain the operation of a simple bus.
• Give an overview of pipelining in a RISC computer.