CS 235Introduction to Computers and Computer Systems ‘
- Faculty
- Mathematics
- Offered
- Fall, Winter, Spring
- Credit
- 0.5
- Last listed
- 1987–88
No longer offered. It’s in Waterloo’s scanned calendars from 1983–84 to 1987–88; the 1995–96 to 2023–24 calendars are on ucalendar.
To give a basic understanding of what * goes on inside a computer, of machine organization, and of machine and assembly-language programming. To introduce students to computer software designed to assist user programs. To make students better users of a computer. Specific topics include: simple machine architecture, assemblerlevel programming, addressing modes and operating system services. Credit will be granted for only 1 of CS 117, 235, 250.
As printed in the 1983–84 to 1987–88 calendars, read by OCR; the scanned page is the original.
Requirements, as last listed
Prereq: One of 102, 140, 180 or equivalent.
Discussed on r/uwaterloo
One post or comment in 1 thread mentions CS 235, April 2021 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.
Winter 2021
Often held back by school 244 points, 49 comments
“Is it just me, or does anyone feel like the insane workload at UW holds students back from having some free time to create their own projects and develop skills that are employable? …”
u/zhou111: “… Forgot to pre-register and now I can't get cs 234 and 235. Should be a blessing in disguise as it wil give me chance to work on side projects. The uni should swap third and fourth year with first and second. …”
Check it elsewhere
In the scanned calendars
How it read in each calendar from 1983–84 to 1987–88, newest first. The text is OCR of the scanned pages; years whose wording matches are shown once, from the clearest scan. Each year links to its page on uwloo and to that page of the scanned PDF.
1983–84 to 1987–88 5 calendars
To give a basic understanding of what
* goes on inside a computer, of machine
organization, and of machine and assembly-language programming. To introduce students to computer software designed to assist user programs. To make students better users of a computer. Specific topics include: simple machine architecture, assemblerlevel programming, addressing modes and operating system services.
Credit will be granted for only 1 of CS 117, 235, 250.
Prereq: One of 102, 140, 180 or equivalent.
Offered Fall, Winter, Spring · 2 class, 1 tutorial hours a week · 0.5 credit