Operating Systems (CISC 3341)

Term: 2008-2009 Academic Year Spring Semester

Faculty

	Dr. Chao GongShow MyInfo popup for Dr. Chao Gong
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	Office hours: Monday 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM Monday 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM Tuesday 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM Tuesday 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM Wednesday 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM Wednesday 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM Thursday 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM Thursday 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM Friday 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM Friday 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM

	Dr. William G. Tanner Jr.Show MyInfo popup for Dr. William G. Tanner Jr.
	btanner@umhb.edu
	Office hours: 2:00pm - 5:00pm M; 12:30pm - 5:00pm TR

Schedule

Mon-Wed-Fri, 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM (1/12/2009 - 5/6/2009) Location: MAIN DAV 101

Description

Introduction to theoretical concepts embedded in modern operating systems and utilized historically by the computer industry serve as the foundation of the course. Workstation, and server operating systems, i.e. MS Windows, and Linux, will be discussed. Topics include process and inter-process management, main and virtual memory, algorithms to control critical region and deadlocks. Lab fee. Prerequisite: CISC 2305.