COSC 354 - Operating Systems

4 Credits
4 lecture hours.

Principles underlying computer operating systems are presented from a computer designer’s perspective. Concepts explained include process concurrence, synchronization, resource management, input/ output scheduling, job and process scheduling, scheduling policies, deadlock, semaphore, consumer/ producer relationship, storage management (real storage management policies in a multiprogramming environment), virtual memory management (segmentation and paging), and an overview of contemporary operating systems with these principles. Students program in a high level language.

Prerequisite(s) COSC 220 and COSC 241 completed with grades of “C” or higher
Offered (FALL OR SPRING)