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2022-2023 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

MIS 211 - Information Technology Hardware and Software

Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: MIS 101
Hardware-software technological background to understand the tradeoffs in computer systems architecture for effective use in the business environment. Topics include hardware components (e.g., CPU architecture, memory, registers, addressing modes, busses, instruction sets, peripheral devices) and software components (e.g., software environment, system software evolution, and the types and functionalities of operating systems and system-user interfaces.
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