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COMP 273. Introduction to Computer Systems.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Computer Science (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Number representations, combinational and sequential digital circuits, MIPS instructions and architecture datapath and control, caches, virtual memory, interrupts and exceptions, pipelining.
  • Restriction Note G: Open only to students registered in a Core Group* or Mathematics Group* program, * as defined in the SOCS section, Undergraduate Programs Calendar
  • 3 hours
  • Corequisite: COMP 206.

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