CST 334
OPERATING SYSTEMS
CST 334 Course Discription
A computer's operating system provides convenient features for users and application developers.
A power user must know not only how to use these features, but also how the operating system
provides them. In this course, students will learn about the use and design of modern operating
systems, with a focus on Linux. On the “use” side, students will learn to navigate the Linux
file system, to write shell scripts, and to combine commands with pipes. Students will also
learn to build programs using important GNU utilities such as awk, sed, and make. On the
“design” side, students will become familiar with core OS design problems, such as how to run
multiple applications at once. Students will also learn how OS principles apply to
virtualization.