You are viewing the early release of NevadaPath.Provide Feedback
NevadaPath
CatalogSchedulerGradesEnrollment

Filters

Course catalog

Search scope

Search prioritizes course titles, then descriptions. Exact course codes still appear first.

Searching...

CPE 411

Digital Computer Architecture and Design

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelUpper Division
Standard

Overview

Description

Fundamental principles of computer architecture and organization. Topics include performance evaluation, memory, input/output, computer arithmetic, instruction sets, processors, RISC, superscalar architectures, control unit.

Requirements

Prerequisites

CPE 301
Original catalog text

Prerequisites

Prerequisite(s): CPE 301.

Units

Lecture3

Catalog Details

Offering

Offered: Every Spring - Even Years

Terms

spring

Attributes

Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • design, implement, and evaluate a computing or engineering solution to meet a given set of requirements, with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors.
  • communicate effectively in a variety of professional contexts, with a range of audiences.
  • develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions.