Benefits Gives students hands-on experience learning and modifying a real operating system. Students will learn the standard set of fundamental operating system algorithms. Covers aspects of distributed systems and networking. Most courses 4000-level can be credited to all degree programs.
All courses are subject to advisor approval.
The standard rules apply. Several programming projects are required. Andrew S. Tanenbaum, Modern Operating Systems , Prentice Hall, 1995. There is also a general list of Internet resources and a fledgling list of operating system resources. Please use web board or news group for questions regarding the class material or assignments, with cc to TAs and instructor.