Functions of the system analyst will be investigated including steps and tools used in the analysis and design of Information Systems. 3 cr. hrs. A study of the principles and practices used in the design of an operating system. Secondary storage management including file services, directory management and disk organization is examined. Memory management including allocation, paging and virtual memory is discussed.
Process management including scheduling, concurrency and synchronization is investigated.
3 cr. hrs. A continuation of the study of system analysis and design. A physical design will be constructed based on the logical design developed in CPTS 423. Computer interconnection structures, network protocol and layered architecture and software concepts in support of the network environment will be discussed. Stack Architecture, a non-conventional computer architecture, will be discussed.