Computer Science 275 - Systems II: Operating Systems

Systems II: O/S

Spring
2026
01
4.00
Scott Kaplan

M/W | 11:35 AM - 12:50 PM

Amherst College
COSC-275-01-2526S
sfkaplan@amherst.edu

This course will cover the crucial responsibilities and mechanisms of operating system kernels, focusing on the themes of abstraction, virtualization, concurrency, caching, and persistence.  Topics will include processes, memory management and virtual memory, multi-processing and threads, file systems, and virtual machines.

Requisite: COSC-112 and COSC-171 or COSC-175. Spring semester: Professor Kaplan.

How to handle overenrollment: null

Students who enroll in this course will likely encounter and be expected to engage in the following intellectual skills, modes of learning, and assessment: Quantitative work.

Permission is required for interchange registration during all registration periods.
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