Mar 28, 2024  
Graduate Catalog 2014-15 
    
Graduate Catalog 2014-15 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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CS 5541 - Computer Systems


This course offers an intensive study of computer system design, emphasizing modern operating systems and their impact on application programming. Topics covered include: processes and threads, CPU scheduling; process synchronization; deadlock, memory management; cache; main memory; virtual memory; virtual machine; shared-memory and message-passing based parallelism; clusters; database concepts; security and protection; authentication; and cloud computing. It comprises four hours of lecture and recitation experience every week.

Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: CS 2240 and CS 3310, with a grade of “C” or better in all prerequisites.

Credits: 2 hours

Notes: Open to Upperclass and Graduate students.



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