Computer Science / Operating Systems

Introduction to Operating Systems

Brought by: Udacity

Overview

Introduction to Operating Systems is a graduate-level introductory course in operating systems. This course teaches the basic operating system abstractions, mechanisms, and their implementations. The core of the course contains concurrent programming (threads and synchronization), inter process communication, and an introduction to distributed operating systems. The course is split into four sections: (1) Introduction, (2) Process and Thread Management, (3) Resource Management and Communication, and (4) Distributed Systems.

Syllabus

Introduction

Course Overview,Introduction to Operating Systems

Process and Thread Management

Processes and Process Management,Threads and Concurrency,Threads Case Study: PThreads,Thread Implementation Considerations,Thread Performance Considerations

Resource Management and Communication

Scheduling,Memory Management,Inter-Process Communication,Synchronization Constructs,I/O Management,Resource Virtualization

Distributed Systems

Remote Services,Distributed File Systems,Distributed Shared Memory,Data Center Technologies

Taught by

Ada Gavrilovska and Jarrod Parkes

Computer Science / Operating Systems

Introduction to Operating Systems

Introduction to Operating Systems

Brought by: Udacity

Udacity
Free
English
Certificate Not Available
Available at any time
intermediate
N/A

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