| Course Title: Operating Systems |
| Start Date: 01/28/2025 End Date: 05/13/2025 |
| Term: Spring Semester 2025 |
| 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     |
| 01/28/2025 - 05/13/2025   | Lecture   | Monday, Wednesday and Friday   | 11:30AM - 12:45PM   | CLAP - Clapp Laboratory   | 218   | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses         | ||
| Prereq: COMSC-221 and COMSC-225. | Take previously   | Required   |
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| Section status: Closed     | Capacity: 18     | Enrollment: 18     | Available: 0     | Waitlist: 0 |
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| Book List         | Required         | Publisher Full Price         |
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