COSC 4430 - Operating Systems

Institution:

The University of Texas of the Permian Basin

Subject:

Description:

This course examines the theory and practice behind modern computer operating systems. Topics include what an operating system does, system calls and interfaces, processes, concurrent programming, resource scheduling and management (of the CPU, memory, etc.) virtual memory, deadlocks, distributed systems and algorithms, programming in UNIX, and security. Students will approach the subject from both a theoretical perspective as well as a practical one.

Credits:

4.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

COSC 3310 AND COSC 3420.

Corequisites:

Exclusions:

Level:

Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.utpb.edu

Phone Number:

(432) 552-2020

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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