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Virginia Tech

ECE-5484: Fundamentals of Computer Systems

Description: Fundamental principles and concepts of computer systems. Computer hardware; Boolean logic; number systems and representation; design and operation of digital logic; analysis of instruction set architectures and computer organization; and specification of data communication and networking standards. Master of Information Technology (MIT) students only. Pre: Graduate Standing.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: N/A

Required By: ECE-5485, ECE-5494, MGT-5824

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 17

Average GPA: 3.42 (rounds to B+)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 42.08%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.00%

Nektaria Tryfona202475.5%21.6%1.9%0.0%1.0%0.0%3.662
Alkan Soysal202465.8%24.6%5.6%0.8%3.1%0.0%3.443
Scott F Midkiff201977.4%15.1%3.8%0.0%3.8%0.0%3.601
David P Mcpherson202074.8%21.1%1.6%0.0%2.4%0.0%3.612
Jeffrey S Ransbottom202455.7%34.0%6.3%0.8%3.2%0.0%3.373
Kendall E Giles202359.3%34.1%6.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.492
Leonard A Smith202241.0%43.5%11.9%1.7%2.0%0.0%3.164

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Spring 2019Fall 2019Spring 2020Summer I 2020Fall 2020Spring 2021Summer I 2021Fall 2021Spring 2022Summer I 2022Fall 2022Spring 2023Summer I 2023Fall 2023Spring 2024Fall 2024Term050% W