This course provides a pragmatic introduction to the essentials of computer systems, with an emphasis on fundamental data representation, machine-level programming, and systems programming in C. This course focuses on the fundamentals of computer systems and organization with concepts covering number systems and data representation, digital logic and the basics of computer architecture, and an introduction to the C programming language, with a focus on low-level programming techniques. Offered by Computer Science. May not be repeated for credit.
Comp Sys Foundations I
Host University
George Mason University
Semester
Fall 2026
Course Number
COMP 503 DL1
Credits
3
Discipline
Computer Science
Instructor
Teba Aljumaili (taljumai@gmu.edu)
Times and Days
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Course Information