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COMP 273. Introduction to Computer Systems.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Computer Science (Faculty of Science)
Terms offered: Fall 2026, Winter 2027
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Description

Number representations, combinational and sequential digital circuits, MIPS instructions and architecture datapath and control, caches, virtual memory, interrupts and exceptions, pipelining.
  • 3 hours
  • Corequisite: COMP 206.

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