C_S 3481 - Computer Systems I (3)

When Offered: Fall; Spring
The hardware and software components of computer systems are studied. Included are those aspects of computer systems that are essential to highly skilled programmers: data representation and operations, source code implementation, processor architecture, program optimization, memory hierarchy, linking, exceptional control flow, and virtual memory. Lecture two hours, laboratory three hours.
Prerequisites: C_S 2450 and C_S 2490 with a minimum grade of “C-” (1.7) in each. Corequisite: C_S 3460.