FIT1001 Computer Systems

This unit will introduce students to basic computer hardware and operating systems software with emphasis on the concepts required to understand the low-level and internal operations of computer systems.

Teaching

Contact time for on-campus modes will be up to five hours per week. This will be divided into formal lectures, laboratories, and tutorials.

• Lectures
• Tutorials
• Laboratory

Software tools, such as simulators with visual interfaces, will be employed to illustrate these concepts and help develop understanding.

Assessment

• Final Exam 3 hours duration worth 60%
• Class test 10%
• Tutorial/Laboratory
  Assignments and 30%

Prerequisites

Prerequisites

None

Corequisites

None

Prohibitions

None