Computer Science 677 - Distributed&Operating Systems

An in-depth examination of principles of distributed operating systems. Topics include processes and threads, concurrent programming, distributed interprocess communication, distributed process scheduling, shared virtual memory, distributed file systems. MACH. Familiarity with an undergraduate course on operating systems (CMPSCI 377 or equivalent) is helpful.

Open to COMPSCI graduate students only. LECT 02 IS ON-LINE. SENIOR CS MAJORS WITH PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR; BACKGROUND IN UNDERGRAD OS IS HELPFUL. STUDENTS NEEDING SPECIAL PERMISSION MUST REQUEST OVERRIDES VIA THE ON-LINE FORM: https://www.cs.umass.edu/overrides.