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COMP 2531 - Computer Architecture and Operating Systems


Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
Lab Hour(s): 1

This course covers fundamental hardware and system software topics. Hardware including CPU architecture and computer organization is studied first. Then students explore the inner workings of operating systems, including file systems, process scheduling, concurrency, and memory management.

Prerequisite(s): COMP 1502  with a minimum grade of C-.
General Science Option