COS10004 – Computer Systems
COS10004 | Credit Points: 12.5 | Location: Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City
Duration Contact hours
One Semester 48 hours
Prerequisites
One of:
1. Introduction to Programming (COS10009)
2. Digital and Data Systems (ENG10004)
3. Digital and Data Systems (EAT10016)
4. Problem Solving with ICT (ICT10001)
Corequisites
N/A
Aims and Objectives
Students will become familiar with the design, programming, operation, and design constraints of computing hardware.
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1. Read and write assembly language programs for a simple microcomputer.
2. Identify the hardware components of a computer and the functions they perform.
3. Describe the overall behaviour of compilers, assemblers, linkers and interpreters.
4. Argue some of the trade-offs between hardware and software that occur in computer system design.
General Skills Outcome
- Problem solving skills
- Analysis skills
- Ability to work independently
