CS 352Operating Systems Concepts

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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: Either CS 212 or CS 312, and EECE 287. Both prerequisites must have a grade of D or better. Typically offered in the Fall semester. 4 credits.