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College Catalog 2009-2011 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

COMP 342 - Operating Systems and Computer Architecture

The basic principles related to the design and architecture of operating systems. Concepts to be discussed include sequential and concurrent processes, synchronization and mutual exclusion, processor scheduling, time-sharing, multiprogramming, multitasking, and parallel processing. Memory management techniques. File system design. Security and protection systems. Performance evaluation. Offered alternate spring semesters. Prerequisite(s): COMP 240  or permission of instructor. (4 Credits)