CS251 : CS251-PPT#0-W13.pdf
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By the time you"ve sorted out a complicated idea into little steps that even a stupid machine can deal with, you"ve certainly learned something about it yourself. It"s software that makes a fast machine slow. People who are really serious about software should make their own hardware. The protean nature of the computer is such that it can act like a machine or like a language to be shaped and exploited. Cs 251 (sections 001 & 002) winter 2013. 4:30-6:00w in dc 2555e (section 001) 02:30-03:20mwf in mc 2054 (section 002) 03:30-04:20mwf in mc 2054. Develop an accurate mental model of the architecture and l organization of physical computers f h i ti t i. Explain theoretical and practical concepts relevant to the structure and design of modern digital computers. Enable students to understand and predict the behaviour and performance of computer programs executing on real machines. Prerequisites: cs 134 or 136 or 145; computer science q p students only.
