ADVANCED OPERATING SYSTEMS AND SECURITY

Credit Hours: 3 · Undergraduate Upper-Level

In this seminar, we will investigate advanced topics in the design and implementation of operating systems, including: OS structure (including Web Browsers), concurrency and synchronization, memory management, file systems and storage, virtual machines, and information protection. We will explore both fundamental and hot topics through reading, discussing, and presenting key research findings. This course will also cover methods for critiquing, writing, and presenting research findings through a course long project. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: COMP 517 . Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for COMP 417 if student has credit for COMP 517 .