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CSE1303 Computer Science
Semester 3 (summer), 2003
Part B
Lecture B01 notes: Introduction to Computer Systems

In this lecture

• Outline of course
• Why learn assembly language? Helps you to know how C works
• Bit ("binary digit"): fundamental unit of storage
• Byte = 8 bits
• Word = 16 or 32 or 64 bits
• Address: a unique number which locates a byte in memory
• Bits don't mean anything by themselves

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