Carnegie Mellon University · 15-213

Introduction to Computer Systems

计算机系统导论

A programmer's view of machine code, performance, arithmetic, memory, networking, concurrency, and how systems execute programs.

Subject：Computer Systems

Level：Undergraduate

Suggested stage：Years 2–3 (inferred)

Public-material edition：2026

Language：English

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CMU 15-122

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Topic 1: C and Memory Topic 2: Assembly Language Topic 3: Machine Representation Topic 4: Processor Organization Topic 5: Caches Topic 6: Processes Topic 7: Virtual Memory Topic 8: Concurrency Topic 9: Synchronization Topic 10: File Systems Topic 11: Networking Topic 12: System Security

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