Computer Systems notes

Brian Bramer    (email bb@dmu.ac.uk)
Faculty of Computing and Engineering Sciences, Dept. of Computing Science
DeMontfort University
Leicester LE1 9BH, UK
 
 
 

Contents

• Technology and Computer Evolution  An overview of the development of computer systems technology from First Generation Computers to present day
• Representation of Data Within the Computer Describes how data is held inside a computer system and techniques for conversing between internal and external forms
• MS Word version
• Introduction to Computer Systems and Software An overview of basic computer hardware and software components
• MS Word version
• Workstation and System Configuration
• Student notes in a MS Word file
• OHPs in a MS Word file
• Computer Selection Procedures to adopt when purchasing computer systems
• Computer Graphics Hardware
• OHPs in a ZIPPed MS Word file
• System benchmarks
• OHPs in a ZIPPed MS Word file
• Computer System Management Problems of software portability Discusses  the problems of porting software between systems
• Errors in numerical computation Describes how errors occure numerical computation

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