Catalog Description:
Operating systems fundamentals, including history, process and thread management, concurrency with semaphores and monitors, deadlocks, storage management, file systems, I/O, and distributed systems. 2.0 hours discussion, 2.0 hours activity. Formerly CSCI 152.
Course Objectives:
The objectives are:
To familiarize students with the abstractions and facilities provided by modern operating systems
To introduce students to the issues that arise when implementing operating system services
Course Outcomes:
Students shall be able to:
Use tools to examine the behavior of operating system components
Write software that uses advanced operating system facilities
Identify the major operating system components and their functions
Identify similarities and differences between specific operating systems
Write software systems based on multiple cooperating processes or threads of control
Class/Laboratory Schedule:
One hundred minutes a week activity
Accreditation Category Content:
This course embodies a significant portion of (b) Problem Analysis and (c) Solutions Design
Topic
Percentage
Hours
Algorithms
45%
20.25
Data Structures
10%
4.5
Software Design
25%
11.25
Computer Organization and Architecture
10%
9
Relationship of Course to Program Objectives:
This course supports the achievement of the following program objectives:
All students will be able to analyze and solve computing problems, or problems in related areas, and to continually upgrade their knowledge and skills.
Those graduates who pursue careers as computing professionals will have the skills to use and design new and innovative systems that meet society's needs.
Those graduates who pursue advanced degrees will have the skills to succeed in graduate programs in computing and related fields.
College of Engineering, Computer
Science, & Construction Management
California State University, Chico
Chico, CA 95929-0003
530-898-5963 webmaster@ecst.csuchico.edu
