CS 201 - Computer Systems Programming

Institution:

Portland State University

Subject:

Computer Science

Description:

Introduction to computer systems from a software perspective. Topics include: Basic machine organization, System programming using C and assembly language, Introduction to system programming tools (gcc, makefile, gdb), Data representation (bits & bytes, characters, integers, floating point numbers), Implementation of control flow, procedure calls, and complex data types at machine level, Linking and loading, Exceptions and interrupts, Process control and signals, System calls, File I/O, Timing and improving program performance, Introduction to memory hierarchy, dynamic memory allocation techniques.

Credits:

4.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.pdx.edu

Phone Number:

(503) 725-3511

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Quarter

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