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CST 234 - Intro to Operating Systems


Introduces modern operating systems such as Unix and topics such as process management (creation, synchronization, and communication); processor scheduling; deadlock prevention, avoidance, and recovery; main-memory management; virtual memory management (swapping, paging, segmentation and page-replacement algorithms); control of disks and other input/output devices; file-system structure and implementation; and protection and security.



Typically Offered: Periodically offered

Units: 4