Computer organization & design: the hardware/software interface
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Computer architecture (2nd ed.): a quantitative approach
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Curriculum 2001: interim report from the ACM/IEEE-CS task force
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Introduction to Computing Systems: From Bits and Gates to C and Beyond
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YESS: a Y86 pipelined processor simulator
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Generative and Transformational Techniques in Software Engineering II
Teaching operating systems as how computers work
Proceedings of the 42nd ACM technical symposium on Computer science education
Using quicksand to improve debugging practice in post-novice level students
ACE '12 Proceedings of the Fourteenth Australasian Computing Education Conference - Volume 123
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The course "Introduction to Computer Systems" at Carnegie Mellon University presents the underlying principles by which programs are executed on a computer. It provides broad coverage of processor operation, compilers, operating systems, and networking. Whereas most systems courses present material from the perspective of one who designs or implements part of the system, our course presents the view visible to application programmers. Students learn that, by understanding aspects of the underlying system, they can make their programs faster and more reliable. This approach provides immediate benefits for all computer science and engineering students and also prepares them for more advanced systems courses. We have taught our course for five semesters with enthusiastic responses by the students, the instructors, and the instructors of subsequent systems courses.