ADVANCED OPERATING SYSTEMS

COMPSCI/ECE 750

Introduction to the unique issues in the design and analysis of computer systems for real-time applications. Hardware and software support for guaranteeing timeliness with and without failures. Resource management, time-constrained communication, scheduling and imprecise computations, real-time kernels and case studies. Students are strongly encouraged to have knowledge of computer architecture (e.g.,E C E/​COMP SCI  552) and operating system functions (e.g.,COMP SCI 537)

COMPSCI 537

Input-output hardware, interrupt handling, properties of magnetic tapes, discs and drums, associative memories and virtual address translation techniques. Batch processing, time sharing and real-time systems, scheduling resource allocation, modular software systems, performance measurement and system evaluation.

COMPSCI 739

Basic concepts; distributed programming; distributed file systems; atomic actions; fault tolerance, transactions, program and data replication, recovery; distributed machine architectures; security and authentication; load balancing and process migration; distributed debugging; distributed performance measurement; distributed simulation techniques; distributed applications; correctness considerations and proof systems.

COMPSCI 838

Advanced topics of special interest to students in various areas of Computer Science. Each offering of the course will cover a topic selected by the instructor. Credit varies by offering - check with the department to determine how an offering counts toward degree requirements.

COMPSCI 839

Topics selected from advanced areas.