Introduction to Computer Systems

This is a basic course on Introduction to Computer Systems. This course is meant for GCSE, iGCSE, A Level and International Baccalaureate (IB) Computer Science students, BTEC students, Engineering Students of Electrical, Electronics, Communication, Computer Science and IT, BSC Students, Diploma Students (Polytechnic), BCA students, MCA students, MTech Students, MS Students and also anyone with an interest in Computing or are looking to explore Computing.

This course is not only beneficial for students to earn credits as a part of their course curriculum but also score well in competitive exams. This course will go through the different aspects of the workings of a computer system. The course also introduces links between Computer Science, Physics and Electronics. Areas covered include the CPU and its inner workings, the different computer architectures (von Neumann, Harvard), CPU performance factors, the physics of overclocking the CPU and programming in assembly language. Within assembly language, the LMC architecture will be covered along with its association with the von Neumann architecture.

The course has been designed so that the novice will be able to slowly gain a good understanding as to what is involved in the course content and be able to ace their exams and assignments.