| Course Title: Operating Systems |
| Start Date: 03/18/2021 End Date: 05/11/2021 |
| Term: Spring Semester 2021 |
| Description: An introduction to the issues involved in orchestrating the use of computer resources. Topics include operating system evolution, memory management, virtual memory, resource scheduling, multiprogramming, deadlocks, concurrent processes, protection, and design principles. Course emphasis: understanding the implications of OS design on the programs you run and write (i.e., on their security, performance, etc.). This course is programming intensive. |
| Distribution(s): II - Math & Sciences |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| James McCauley | mmccauley@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 03/18/2021 - 05/11/2021 | Flex. Immersive Lecture | Monday | 08:00AM - 09:15AM | TBA | TBA | Weekly |
| 03/18/2021 - 05/11/2021 | Flex. Immersive Lecture | Tuesday and Thursday | 08:00AM - 09:00AM | Weekly | ||
| 03/18/2021 - 05/11/2021 | Flex. Immersive Lecture | Wednesday and Friday | 08:00AM - 09:45AM | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: COMSC-221 and COMSC-225. | Take previously | Required |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| MOD0002 | MOD-2: Courses meeting in Module 2 | This course meets in Module 2. |
| MEET0004 | +MEET-4: Expects to meet 4 days per week, on average | This class is expected to meet 4 days per week, on average |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 25 | Enrollment: 20 | Available: 5 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| To be determined. |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is NOT the complete book list for this class. |