CS 421 - Operating Systems

Semester Hours: 4

The design, implementation and use of operating systems components is studied. Topics covered include: memory management, process management, device and file management, network protocols and interfaces, and basic systems administration. An emphasis is placed on systems programming including: standard low-level APIs, multi-threaded/concurrent programming, shared memory and other interprocess communication related topics, low-level device interfaces, and an introduction to network programming.

Prerequisite: CS 311.
When Offered: (Offered Fall semester, even years.)