ECEn 424 Review Topics: Chapter 1

What are the fundamentals of program and data representation?
What is the origin of the C programming language and how is it related to Unix?
What are the essential characteristics of C?
What is the GNU project and how is it related to Linux?
What are the major components of a modern computer system?
What steps and tools are involved in turning source code into an executable object file?
What are the steps involved in running an executable?
What are the fundamental abstractions provided by the operating system?
What is Amdahl's Law and how do we make use of it?

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