SYSC 3303 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Embedded System, Real-Time Computing, Computer Hardware

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Systems and Computer Engineering
• Course: SYSC 3303
• Professor: Lynn Marshall

Document Summary

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