CS 421 - Operating Systems

Units: 3
Principles of operating system design and implementation. Concurrent processes, interprocess communication, job and process scheduling, deadlock. Issues in memory management (virtual memory, segmentation, paging) and auxiliary storage management (file systems, directory structuring, protection mechanisms). Performance issues. Programming projects.

Prerequisites: CS 301 with grade C- or better.
Equivalent Quarter Course: CS 4560.
Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground, Entirely On-line, Hybrid (every section of this course may be taught both online and on-ground).
Grading: A-F grading only.