CSCI 4430 - Operating Systems 3 s.h.

An introduction to operating systems, the programs that act as interfaces between computers and users. Topics selected from the following: I/O and interrupt structure; memory management, virtual memory, paging and segmentation; process management, scheduling and semaphores; concurrent processes, synchronization and deadlock avoidance; resource allocation, queueing and job activation/deactivation; protection, access to objects and access rules. A-E Only.
Prerequisite(s): “C” or better in CSCI 2300 .