Computer Science 460 (5). Advanced Operating Systems
A continuation of Computer Science 360.
Implementation techniques of the UNIX system on a machine; implementation
of interprocess communication, device drivers, file systems, and memory
management. Some topics related to real-time and distributed operating
systems. Summary of popular systems such as MS-DOS, OS/2 etc. This
course includes a 2 1/2 hours per week laboratory in which students will
study and improve ports of a sample UNIX-like operating system.
Prerequisites: Computer Science 291 and Computer Science 360.
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