2016-2017 Academic Bulletin 
    
    May 12, 2024  
2016-2017 Academic Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

CMPSC 440 - Operating Systems


Credits: 4
A study of operating systems and their design and implementation. Topics include the evolution of modern computer operating systems, basic components of an operating system, and hardware issues of importance to operating system design and implementation. Consideration is given to processes and threads, resource (processor, memory, device, and software) management, process and device scheduling, deadlocks, input/output, file systems, and system security. A representative operating system is examined in detail. One laboratory per week.

Prerequisite: CMPSC 210 .

Distribution Requirements: QR, SP.