This course is intended to teach students the fundamental concepts that underlie operating systems, including multiprogramming, concurrent processes, CPU scheduling, deadlocks, memory management, file systems, protection and security. Many examples from real systems are given to illustrate the application of particular concepts. At the end of this course, a student will be able to understand the principles and techniques required for understanding and designing operating systems.

• Section Z: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 14:30 - 16:00, VH 1152A (Please note that the class room has changed - starting from Tuesday March 17, 2009, lectures will be held in VH 1152A (instead of PSE 321).)