CS208 Introduction to Computer Systems
Wednesday, 19 November 2025

+ Recap
- Everything is bits
- Layers of abstraction

+ What's next?
- 15-week version of CS208
    - architecture (digital logic --> simple datapaths)
    - network programming w/ sockets
    - memory hierarchies (esp. caches, virtual memory)
    - multi-threaded programs
- Carleton systems courses
    operating systems
    databases
    networks
    security
    real-time systems
    parallel & distributed
- Architecture
- Systems programming (open source projects?)
- Compilers

+ Questions? AMA