Operating Systems

Catalog description

An operating system (OS) is a resource manager that provides an environment for users and applications to cooperate and share computer system resources. Understanding how operating systems function allows engineers to develop more effective applications, better utilize system functionality, and improve performance. In this course, students learn how operating systems manage resources, including CPU, memory, and devices. The course also covers the objects and functions performed by operating systems, including process, thread, memory management, system calls, file system management, and interprocess communications.