CP 270 - Peripherals II

Credit Hours: 3

A study of the architecture and functional operation of mass storage and direct memory access (DMA) devices, including USB units. The function of I/O programming and control will be emphasized.

Course Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

demonstrate a basic knowledge of digital magnetic recording theory;
demonstrate a basic knowledge of hard disk drive operations;
demonstrate a basic knowledge of optical disk basics (CD and DVD);
demonstrate a basic knowledge of DMA operation; and
demonstrate a basic knowledge of addressing methods.

Prerequisites: CP 120, CP 121
Concurrent Registration: CP 273
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