Operating Systems Concepts

Catalog description

Introduction to fundamental concepts for the design and implementation of operating systems: hardware/software interfaces; processes and threads; scheduling; synchronization techniques and primitives; memory management and virtual memory; file systems; input/output subsystems; resource and system virtualization; protection and security; introduction to distributed systems. Not open to CS majors. Prerequisites: CS 312 and EECE 287. All prerequisites must have a grade of C- or better. Typically offered in the Fall semester.