Computer Architecture Goals

• write well documented, structured programs in Object Oriented C++, and Java
• compare the major differences between C++, original K&R C, ANSI C, and Java
• write well documented, structured programs in assembly language
• study the hierarchical organization of computer systems from the digital logic level, through microprogram and assembly language, to operating systems and high level language implementation
• study the multitasking capabilities of the UNIX operating system
• investigate high performance computing concepts such as vectorization, parallelization, and distributed processing