CISC 411 - Elements of Computing Systems

(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: CISC 301 and CISC 399
Description: This course covers the integration process of key notions from algorithms, computer architecture, operating systems, compilers, and software engineering in one unified framework. This is done constructively, by building a general-purpose computer system from the ground up. In that process, ideas and techniques used in the design of modern hardware and software systems are explored and discussed. This course provides in-depth overview of computer systems: sources of complexity and design principles, modularity, abstraction, layering, hierarchy, memory management, interpreters, and compilers along with operating systems design and management. Offered Fall semester, annually.