Intro to Systems Programming

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Section information text: Provides students with understanding of computer system level issues and their impact on the design and use of computer systems.Students will study low-level programming (assembly) and memory operations, representation of various types of data and programs in memory, and resource/efficiency trade-offs. System requirements such as resource management, security, communication and synchronization are studied and basic systems tools for these tasks are implemented.Course topics will be explored using a variety of hands-on assignments and projects.