2023-24 Undergraduate Catalog

CS 320 Operating Systems II

 This course follows CS 315 and introduces the student to more complex principles of operating systems. Major topics will include an emphasis on fundamental concepts of process management, memory management, I/O management, and file systems. Specific topics include process states, threads, CPU scheduling, concurrent processing, virtual memory, disk scheduling. This course includes a brief overview of modern operating systems including multiprocessor, distributed, and real time systems. Contemporary operating systems such as UNIX and Windows NT will be used as examples.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

CS 315

Distribution

Math & Science

Offered

Spring