This course serves as a rigorous introduction to the principles and practices of operating systems. Core concepts discussed are process model, process management, synchronization, threads, deadlocks, CPU scheduling, storage management, memory management, memory allocation, addressing, swapping, paging, segmentation, virtual memory organization, demand paging. More advanced OS topics covered: file systems and their structure, access methods, interface, implementation and protection, I/O systems, mass-storage structures, system performance, networking, security and an overview of the structure, file system and coordination of distributed systems.
Course Type | Major |
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Credit Hour | 3 |
Lecture Hour | 45 |
Biweekly Quiz, One Midterm Exam, One Final Exam, Project
Letter Grade | Marks | Grade Point |
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A | 90 - 100 | 4.00 |
A- | 85 - 89 | 3.70 |
B+ | 80 - 84 | 3.30 |
B | 75 - 79 | 3.00 |
B- | 70 - 74 | 2.70 |
C+ | 65 - 69 | 2.30 |
C | 60 - 64 | 2.00 |
C- | 55 - 59 | 1.70 |
D+ | 50 - 54 | 1.30 |
D | 45 - 49 | 1.00 |
F | 00 - 44 | 0.00 |