Pos Memory Management

|[pic] |Course Syllabus |

| |College of Information Systems & Technology |

| |POS/355 Version 9 |

| |Introduction to Operational Systems |

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Course Description

This course provides an introduction to operating systems. Topics covered include operating system concepts, program execution, and operating system internals such as memory, processor, device, and file management. A variety of operating systems are compared and contrasted.

Policies

Faculty and students will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents:

• University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document.

• Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum.

University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governing your current class modality.

Course Materials

Stallings, W. (2012). Operating systems: Internals and design principles (7th ed.). Boston, MA: Prentice Hall.

Silberschatz, A., Galvin, P. B., & Gagne, G. (2009). Operating system concepts: Update (8th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley & Sons.

All electronic materials are available on the student website.

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