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Fundamentals of Computer Systems (ICT106)

Points: 

3

Enrolment Options: 

Murdoch: S2-internal, S2-external

[see Teaching Periods and Census Dates] 

Description: 

This unit provides an overview of the hardware and software of computer systems and introduces a number of important topics in computer science: overview of computer system architecture; computer memory, information representation and storage; execution of instructions including ALU, registers, instruction sets, fetch/execution cycle, addressing modes; concepts of software and hardware interrupts, introduction to operating system principles -- process management, memory management and file management; introduction to C and assembly language programming.

Contact time: 

Lectures and practice sessions: up to 5 hours per week.

Prerequisites: 

B102/ICT102 Introduction to Computer Science.

Co-requisite: Internet access if studying externally.

Exclusions: 

Students who have successfully completed M216/B216 Computer Systems may not enrol in this unit for credit.

Used in these Courses: 

Computer Science (BSc)
Games Technology (BSc)
Internet Software Development (BSc)
Internetworking and Security (BSc)