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IIT 242 — DIGITAL COMPUTERS & COMPUTING (CUR-326)

IIT 242 — DIGITAL COMPUTERS & COMPUTING is a DePaul University catalog course in IIT Partnership. Basic concepts in computer architecture, organization, and programming, including: integer and floating point number representations, memory organization, computer processor operation (the fetch/execute cycle), and computer instruction sets. Programming in machine language and assembly language with an emphasis on practical problems. Brief survey of different computer architectures. (Taught at Illinois Institute of Technology as ECE 242) (4.5 quarter hours)

Summary 🟢 ✓

  • Resource type: course
  • College / school: Illinois Institute of Technology (Engineering)
  • College/School: IIT Partnership
  • Curriculum section: Engineering / Computer Science / CDM
  • Catalog: IIT 242
  • Last Verified: 2026-07-01

Course access

  • Access: 🟢 Green — Open or routine access
  • Rationale: No formal prerequisites listed in catalog description; open to any student meeting university registration rules.
  • Prerequisites: None listed in catalog description

Verification

Catalog description

Basic concepts in computer architecture, organization, and programming, including: integer and floating point number representations, memory organization, computer processor operation (the fetch/execute cycle), and computer instruction sets. Programming in machine language and assembly language with an emphasis on practical problems. Brief survey of different computer architectures. (Taught at Illinois Institute of Technology as ECE 242) (4.5 quarter hours)

Resource relevance

Catalog course linked to map themes/programs: illinois_institute_of_technology_dual_degree.

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Notes

Catalog course key: IIT 242.

Catalog context

  • Programs: illinois_institute_of_technology_dual_degree
  • Recent schedule: Not offered in the queried registrar terms