8-Bit Computer

Architecture is important parts of Computer Engineering and Computer Science body of knowledge that created by IEEE and ACM. The important issues to learning is how to define and representing their structure to students. Computer attribute is computer system associated with programmer such as arithmetic used, set of instruction, addressing technique, the mechanism of the I/O. Then Computer Organization is studying how part of computer associated with the operational unit and their relationship. Two departments who meet an advance of ARCHITECTURE is Computer Science (CS) and Computer Engineering (CE). Based on ACM of CS Curricula and CE Curricula, their body of knowledge is different. ARCHITECTURE on CS has 16 core hours and CE has 60 Core hours , so that hours will give a huge impact to what kind and deep of course that given to the student. Based on previous research to earn about details and characteristic of each simulator that provides CPU design that has an ability for learning support on CE student is Logisim. CE have competency to design multipurpose computers so it would be done in CE students. The criteria of selections simulators based on a simulator that can accommodate teaching material and have the capacity to delivers materials to the student.