C S 345
Operating Systems Design
Computer Science
College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
Course Description
Principles and concepts of operating systems design and the implementation of an operating system.
When Taught
Fall, Winter, Summer
Grade Rule
Grade Rule 8: A, B, C, D, E, I (Standard grade rule)
Min
3
Fixed
3
Fixed
3
Fixed
0
Title
Operating System Basics
Learning Outcome
Describe the basic components of an operating system and their role in implementations for general purpose, real-time, and embedded applications.
Title
Basic Concepts
Learning Outcome
Define the concepts of processes, threads, asynchronous signals and competitive system resource allocation.
Title
Shells
Learning Outcome
Show how a shell works.
Title
Scheduling Algorithms for Multi-Tasking
Learning Outcome
Explain what multi-tasking is and outline standard scheduling algorithms for multi-tasking.
Title
Mutual Exclusion Principles
Learning Outcome
Discuss mutual exclusion principles and their use in concurrent programming, including semaphore construction and resource allocation.
Title
System Memory Management
Learning Outcome
Give an overview of system memory management.
Title
Implementing File Systems
Learning Outcome
Explain how file systems are implemented.
Title
Competing Operating Systems
Learning Outcome
Discuss the features and strengths of various contemporary operating systems.
Title
Implement an Operating System
Learning Outcome
Implement a functional, pre-emptive, multi-tasking operating system written in C, including a shell, scheduler, file manager, memory manager, and synchronization components.
