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George Mason University
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2016-2017 University Catalog 
  
2016-2017 University Catalog

CYSE 211 - Operating Systems and Lab

Credits: 3
Limited to 2 Attempts
Offered by Volgenau School of Engineering  
Addresses basic issues such as virtual memory, kernel and user mode, system calls, threads, context switches, interrupts, interprocess communication, coordination of concurrent activities. May also address: concurrency, processes and multi-threading, context switching, synchronization, scheduling, and deadlock. Memory management, dynamic memory allocation, address translation. Management of file systems, storage devices, directories, protection, scheduling and crash recovery.

Schedule Type: LAB,
LEC
Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week: 3
Hours of Lab or Studio per week: 0
When Offered: Spring