ADVANCED OPERATING SYSTEMS

COMPSCI 736

Course Description

Advanced topics in operating systems, including process communication, resource allocation, multiprocess and network operating systems, kernel philosophies, fault-tolerant systems, virtual machines, high-level language systems, verifiability and proof techniques. Comp Sci 537 or cons inst

Prerequisties

Graduate/professional standing

Satisfies

COMPSCI 739

Credits

Offered

Occasionally

Grade Point Average

3.86

3.81% from Historical

Completion Rate

100%

0.44% from Historical

A Rate

76.09%

19.59% from Historical

Class Size

96.47% from Historical

2025 Fall Grade Distribution

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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Michael SWIFT

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3.7

Rating

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