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CPSC 45
Operating Systems (F2025)
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This course is an introduction to the theory, design, and
implementation of operating systems. An operating system is the
software layer between user programs and the computer hardware. It
provides abstractions of the underlying hardware that are easier to
program, and it manages the machine's resources. The following topics
will be covered: processes (including synchronization, communication,
and scheduling); memory (main memory allocation strategies, virtual
memory, and page replacement policies); file systems (including naming
and implementation issues); I/O (including devices, drivers, disks,
and disk scheduling); and security.