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This is a self-paced course that provides an Introduction to Computer Hardware and Operating Systems

This course will cover topics including:

Fundamentals of system hardware
Introduction to OS concepts
OS processes and threads
Thread concurrency and deadlocks
Memory management

Syllabus

Course Outline:

Week 1 - Fundamentals of system hardware
Week 2 - Introduction to OS concepts
Week 3 - Processes & threads
Week 4 - Thread concurrency and deadlocks
Week 5 - Memory management
Week 6 - Exam

Taught by

Daniel Katz-Braunschweig and Aspen Olmsted

Reviews

5.0 rating, based on 9 Class Central reviews

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Roberto Orsini @fogbanksy

Very well explained, quite thorough for an introductory course and surprisingly not trivial.
I didn't expect this much from an online video course. I was pleasantly surprised.
Anonymous

I am not an aspirant computer scientist but came to this course with a desire to learn a little of the workings of my 'machines' and those that are 'powering' the digital world. The content of the course seemed wholly logical and has helped me u…

I am not an aspirant computer scientist but came to this course with a desire to learn a little of the workings of my 'machines' and those that are 'powering' the digital world.

The content of the course seemed wholly logical and has helped me understand things a lot of the machinations much better.

The lectures were clear and very engaging: Daniel Katz's delivery was both captivating and extremely helpful. Describing of the digital processes in terms of real life was great. His humour was appreciated.

Thank you for putting the course together and helping a mature student understand a little of the what we all now interact with to keep the world going. Well done.

I highly recommend this course.
David Chen

This was a great course. The instructor Daniel K. was incredibly knowledgeable and explained the concepts very clearly. Though I've learned most of the materials in this course while in school, I found the lectures to be a great resource as a refresher. I do believe the topics covered in this course are important, and were presented in a lively manner.
Marwan Sleiman

I took this course to get the undergraduate credits. The quality of the material was excellent and the teacher answered my questions on a regular basis. I would take more classes like this one from the teacher.
Anonymous

The first MOOC course I have ever finished in my life - great instructor and not-so-basic, but at the same time not hard to get through for a novice material, illustrated with enough schemes to make it more than comprehensible. Thanks!
Anonymous

The professor Daniel Katz-braunschweig has a very extense knowledge about the subject and that make easier to him to teach what he knows, is a very very good teacher.
Anonymous

I've just started the course. It's quite detailed and easy to follow along giving a good understanding of the fundamentals of computer systems. Highly recommended for beginners and even professionals looking to refresh their knowledge of fundamentals.
Anonymous

This course is basic and full of details, especially for people who never had experience in computing hardware. The lecturer Dan, explains with total domain of the subject. I stronlgy recommend this course.
Anonymous

Awesome and really cool and easy to understand. Lecturer defines things with a daily language that a grandma can grab easily.

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