Course objectives:

You are expected to learn to:

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1. explain and use the concepts and terminology of operating systems
2. explain and apply the key implementation techniques of operating systems, including
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   1. concurrent programming
   2. resource management
   3. virtual memory
   4. file systems
3. use the UNIX operating system, and understand principles of its implementation
4. read and write operating-system-like code, written in C

A detailed schedule, showing tentative dates of reading assignments, quizzes, and programming assignments will be given on a separate handout.