TCSS 422: Operating Systems

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Course Objectives:

The primary objectives of TCSS 422 is to communicate a diverse array of topics and design tradeoffs which underlie modern Operating Systems. This course will cover a broad range of topics including:

  • Concepts of OS design and operations
  • OS Components and Structure
  • Processes and Threads (kernel, user, and management)
  • Synchronization, Semaphores, Monitors, and Deadlock
  • Scheduling
  • Memory Management
  • Virtual Memory
  • I/O Device Management
  • Filesystems
  • OS principles in the context of Cloud Computing
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    Instructor

    		 Lecture Location
    Wes Lloyd
    Office: Cherry Parkes 229, Online
    Office Hours: TBA, or by appointment
    E-mail: wlloyd <@> uw.edu

    Winter Quarter 2026
    TR (3:40 - 5:40 PM)
    CP 106
    Graduate Teaching Assistant
    Robert Cordingly
    Office Hours: TBA, or by appointment
    E-mail: rcording <@> uw.edu

    School of Engineering and Technology, University of Washington-Tacoma,
    Tacoma, WA 98402 USA
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