CS140
Operating Systems and Systems Programming
Computer Science
ENGR - School of Engineering
Course Description
Covers key concepts in computer systems through the lens of operatingsystem design and implementation. Topics include threads, scheduling,processes, virtual memory, synchronization, multi-core architectures,memory consistency, hardware atomics, memory allocators, linking, I/O,file systems, and virtual machines. Concepts are reinforced with fourkernel programming projects in the Pintos operating system. This classmay be taken as an accelerated single-class alternative to the CS111,CS112 sequence; conversely, the class should not be taken by studentswho have already taken CS111 or CS112
Grading Basis
ROP - Letter or Credit/No Credit
Min
3
Max
5
Course Repeatable for Degree Credit?
No
Course Component
Discussion
Enrollment Optional?
Yes
Course Component
Lecture
Enrollment Optional?
No
Does this course satisfy the University Language Requirement?
No
Programs
CS140
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CS140
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