2002-2003 - The University of Scranton

CMPS 340 Staff
File Processing 4 credits
(Prerequisites: CMPS 144 required, CMPS
240 recommended.) File-structures concepts
and file-processing applications
using an appropriate programming language
(currently COBOL). Topics include
file maintenance and storage management;
file searching, sorting, and merging; cosequential
processing; index structures; Btrees;
hash tables; indexed sequential files;
database concepts.
CMPS 341 Staff
Database Systems 3 credits
(Prerequisites: CMPS 340 required, CMPS
240 recommended) An introduction to
database management systems with an
emphasis on relational database design
and applications. It uses an appropriate
database package such as ORACLE or
PostgreSQL.
CMPS 344 Staff
Programming Languages 3 credits
(Prerequisite: CMPS 240) A study of programming
languages from both the theoretical
and practical perspectives. The evolution
of languages is reviewed in order to
know the design considerations of the past
and recognize those of the present. A survey
of major and developing paradigms
and languages is undertaken which
includes use of specific languages to
broaden the student’s experience.
Implementation is studied through an
introduction to language translation along
with a study of run-time models and interfaces
with virtual machines.
CMPS 350 Staff
Computer Architecture 3 credits
(Prerequisite: CMPS 250) A study of the
logical structure of computer-system organization
including a survey of logic and
design with an emphasis on functional
components. Topics include instruction
sets, hard-wired and micro-programmed
control-unit designs, memory systems
(caches and virtual memory), I/O systems
(interrupts, DMA, and channels).
Overview and examples of alternative and
advanced computer architectures
(pipeline, array processors, multiprocessors).
CMPS 352 Staff
Operating Systems 3 credits
(Prerequisites: CMPS 240, CMPS 250) An
introduction to the principles of operating
systems. Topics include operating system
structure, process management, scheduling
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and dispatching, process synchronization
and interprocess communication, memory
management, virtual memory, device management,
I/O, and file systems.
CMPS 354 Staff
Data Communications 3 credits
and Networks
(Prerequisite: CMPS 352) A study of data
communication and networking concepts,
including distributed-system architectures,
electronic interfaces, data-transmission,
data link protocols, terminal networks,
computer communication, public-data networks,
and local-area networks.
CMPS 356 Staff
Web Programming 3 credits
(Prerequisites: CMPS 240, HTML experience
to the level where the students are
capable of developing their own web
page) This course covers all aspects of
programming on the World Wide web.
This includes the presentation of HTML,
Java, JavaScript and CGI. Topics include
advanced HTML (maps, forms, etc.)
client-server programming basics as they
relate to the web, Java machine concepts,
Java/JavaScript similarities and differences,
server-side programming, GIF animations,
web programming resources and
environments.
CMPS 358 Staff
Real-Tme Systems 3 credits
(Prerequisite: CMPS 352) This course
covers systems which must interface with
the physical world in real-time and whose
correctness depends on not only the logical
computation but also the time at which
the results are produced. Topics include:
real-time hardware architectures, real-time
operating systems, organization of realtime
programs, invoking and managing
tasks and processes, coordination and
communications among real-time processes,
manipulating task priority, concurrent
programming, exception handling, software
safety, reliability, and fault tolerance.
CMPS 360 Staff
Analysis of Algorithms 3 credits
(Prerequisite: CMPS 240) A survey of
methods for designing and analyzing algorithms.
Classic algorithms from graph theory,
combinatorics and text processing are
examined, as are traditional design strategies
such as divide-and-conquer, backtracking
and dynamic programming. Other
topics include NP-completeness and parallel
algorithms.