COMP 264: Introduction to Computer Systems

Course Information

General Information

Credit Hours

• 3

Prerequisites

• COMP 141: Introduction to Computing Tools and Techniques

• COMP 170: Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming or COMP215 or MATH215

• :doc:` coreq or preq of COMP163 or MATH201

COMP 163 and COMP170 preferred

About

This course studies the hierarchy of abstractions and implementations that constitute a modern computer system, with a particular focus on issues of interest to programmers, typically including some systems programming instruction.

Description

This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of the hierarchy of abstractions and implementations that comprise a modern computer system. The course is particularly geared towards topics of interest to a programmer, i.e., topics that affect the performance, correctness, or utility of user-level programs. Since this investigation is best carried out using the C programming language, the course will include some instruction in C for programming familiar with Java.

Outcome

Understanding of system issues that affect the performance, correctness, or utility of user-level programs.

Syllabi

See the Current Course Syllabi.