This course will focus on fundamental principles of operating systems. We will explore the various roles of the operating system which include managing and multiplexing available hardware resources, providing higher-level abstractions for applications to use in interacting with the hardware platform, and enforcing isolation and protection for software programs. We will cover topics such as: concurrency, file systems, synchronization, storage, virtualization, communication, security/protection, and scheduling. Additionally, we will explore how these concepts relate to modern systems beyond the operating system itself (e.g., distributed systems).

For more information, please see the course syllabus.

Lecture: Mon/Wed 3:05-4:20pm
Discussion: Fri 3:05-4:20pm
Location: LSRC B101
Resources: Syllabus, Sakai, Gradescope, Ed