Introduction to Operating Systems

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.Why Take This Course?The goals of this course are three-fold.Students will understand the rationale behind the current design and implementation decisions in modern OS’s (like Linux) by considering the historic evolution of various OS constructsStudents will be exposed to theoretical knowledge regarding operating systems principles and implementationStudents will gain knowledge via experimenting and evaluating various OS aspects in a practical manner