This course introduces the processes of development and execution of computer programs. The main theme is the relationship between machine architecture and systems software. This course first introduces the design of system software such as assembler, loader, linker, and compilers. This course introduces the operating system, advanced system software, and software engineering issues.

System Software: An Introduction to Systems Programming 3rd, 作者 Leland Beck, Pearson, 2014.
系統程式, 陳鍾誠, 旗標出版社, 書號：F7501, ISBN：9789574428274