CS1Q Computer Systems Week 22 (beginning 13th March 2006)

Preparatory reading for Lectures 14 (Tuesday 14th March) and 15 (Thursday 16th March):

• CSI: Chapter 8, pages 225-231.
• CSI: Chapter 10.
• The biography of Seymour Cray (CSI Chapter 10) can also be found on the book's website.
• The ethical issue The Microsoft Antitrust Case (CSI Chapter 10) can also be found on the book's website.

Lecture Slideshows

• Lecture 14 slideshow
• Lecture 15 slideshow

Tutorial:

• Exercises in digital logic design. The worksheet is here.

Key points:

• High-level languages and low-level languages.
• Compilers and interpreters.
• Operating systems.

Supplementary reading:

• The rest of CSI Chapter 8.