Spring 2025
COMPSCI 162 001 - LEC 001
Operating Systems and System Programming
Natacha Crooks, Matei Zaharia
Class #:28861
Units: 4
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Time Conflict Enrollment Allowed
Offered through
Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
50
Enrolled: 321
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 371
Waitlist Max: 200
Open Reserved Seats:
49 unreserved seats
1 reserved for Non-EECS Declared Engineering Majors
Early Drop Deadline
Early drop deadline: second Friday after instruction begins.
Hours & Workload
3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, 8 hours of outside work hours per week, and 1 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week.
Final Exam
THU, MAY 15TH
03:00 pm - 06:00 pm
Course Catalog Description
Basic concepts of operating systems and system programming. Utility programs, subsystems, multiple-program systems. Processes, interprocess communication, and synchronization. Memory allocation, segmentation, paging. Loading and linking, libraries. Resource allocation, scheduling, performance evaluation. File systems, storage devices, I/O systems. Protection, security, and privacy.
Class Notes
* Time conflicts ARE allowed
* Lecture WILL be recorded for playback later
* Lecture WILL be recorded for playback later
Rules & Requirements
Requisites
- Undergraduate Students: College of Engineering declared majors and L&S Computer Science
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Reserved Seats
Reserved Seating For This Term
Current Enrollment
Open Reserved Seats:
49 unreserved seats
1 reserved for Non-EECS Declared Engineering Majors
Terms in Attendance:
Undergraduate Classifications Information
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
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