- Introduction to Computer Systems

Catalog description

The Introduction to Computer Systems course provides a perspective into how computer systems execute programs, store information, and communicate. It enables students to become better problem solvers, especially in dealing with issues of performance, portability and robustness. It also serves as a foundation for courses on operating systems, networks, and parallel computing, where a deeper understanding of systems-level issues is required. Topics covered include: basic digital logic design and computer organization, machine-level code and its generation by compilers, performance evaluation and optimization, representation and computer arithmetic, and memory organization and management.