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CS-301

Operating Systems

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Explain what an operating system does with processes, memory, files and concurrency, and debug the problems that come from them.

Start hereYou need CS-201. Use a Linux terminal (a free VM or the one in your Mac) to watch the OS while you read about it.

9 hours total5 Chapters20 Lessons1 Exams3 CreditsFREE
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    Prerequisites::CS-201 Data Structures & Algorithms

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    9h total

    Practice

    1. Run `ps` and `top`; identify a process's state, parent and threads.
    2. Write a program that forks a child and waits for it.
    3. Send data between two processes with a pipe.

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    What is saved and restored on a context switch, and why does it cost time?

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