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Module Title
LM Computer Systems
School
Computer Science
Department
Computer Science
Module Code
06 34221
Module Lead
Todd Ambridge
Level
Masters Level
Credits
20
Semester
Semester 1
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions
None
Contact Hours
Lecture-44 hours
Supervised time in studio/workshop-11 hours
Guided independent study-145 hours Total: 200 hours
Exclusions
Description
This module will cover the fundamental principles of computer systems, including how information is represented in computers, how computer programs are executed, the relationship between software and hardware, reasoning about programs, and the foundations of operating systems and network technologies.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the module students should be able to:
Demonstrate understanding of the fundamental principles of computer hardware
Explain the relationship between computer hardware and software and be able to analyse a computer program in terms of the hardware operations required
Reason about and analyse the complexity and performance of computer programs
Describe the role of an operating system, explain its component parts, and reason about its behaviour.
Demonstrate and apply an understanding of the core principles of computer networks
