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CISS 360: Operating System Concepts

Computr & Info Systms Security · 3 credits · Computer Science

A study of the principles and techniques employed in modern computer operating systems. The emphasis is on process and thread creation, management and scheduling; system calls; memory management, virtual memory and paging; file system implementation, input/output systems and device management.

Offered in 7 of the 26 listed terms (Winter 2021 to Winter 2027).

Prerequisites

CISS 247

Prerequisite tree

Each course's own prerequisites, down to the first courses in the chain.

From Banner's catalog for Spring 2027. Banner lists only the requisites it enforces, so check the catalog entry too.

Required by (1)

CISS 469

What it leads to

Courses that list it as a prerequisite, then the courses that list those, 2 levels deep.

Syllabi and course websites

Instructors

InstructorSectionsTerms
Kumar, Vipul4Winter 2024 to Winter 2027
Prasad, Manoj4Winter 2024 to Winter 2027
Tsikerdekis, Michael3Winter 2023 to Winter 2024
Koepp, Michael2Winter 2025 to Winter 2026
Woodcock, Jeff2Winter 2021
Fretheim, Erik1Winter 2022
Gu, Xuhang1Winter 2027

Every offering in the listed terms (18 sections)

TermSecCRNTypeMeetsInstructorEnrolledDelivery
Winter 20279C111225LectureMW 9:00am-10:20am · O-PLKumar, Vipul0/10Hybrid
Winter 202791H11951LectureR 6:00pm-7:50pm · O-KL
T 8:00pm-8:50pm · O-KL
Prasad, Manoj0/20Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2027011299LectureMWF 10:00am-10:50am · CF 023Gu, Xuhang0/35Face to Face Instruction
Winter 20269C111336LectureMW 9:00am-10:20am · O-PLKumar, Vipul4/10Hybrid
Winter 202691H12186LectureR 6:00pm-7:50pm · O-KL
T 8:00pm-8:50pm · O-KL
Prasad, Manoj9/12Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2026011424LectureMWF 10:00am-10:50am · KB 311Koepp, Michael30/32Face to Face Instruction
Winter 20259C111464LectureMW 9:00am-10:20am · O-PLKumar, Vipul3/10Hybrid
Winter 202591H12499LectureR 6:00pm-7:50pm · O-KL
T 8:00pm-8:50pm · O-KL
Prasad, Manoj5/10Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2025011561LectureMWF 9:00am-9:50am · CF 314Koepp, Michael15/35Face to Face Instruction
Winter 20249C111742LectureMW 9:00am-10:40am · O-PLKumar, Vipul6/10Hybrid
Winter 202491H13098LectureR 6:00pm-7:50pm · O-KL
T 8:00pm-8:50pm · O-KL
Prasad, Manoj4/10Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2024011862LectureTR 8:00am-9:15am · ONLINE SYNCTsikerdekis, Michael22/30Distance Instr-OnLine
Winter 20239C111908LectureMW 9:00am-10:40am · ONLINE SYNC
MW 9:00am-10:40am · O-PL
Tsikerdekis, Michael3/5Distance Instr-OnLine
Winter 2023012044LectureMW 9:00am-10:40am · ONLINE SYNCTsikerdekis, Michael27/30Distance Instr-OnLine
Winter 20229C112126LectureMF 10:00am-10:50am · ONLINE SYNC
T 10:00am-10:50am · O-PL
Staff0/15Hybrid
Winter 2022012291LectureMWF 10:00am-10:50am · ES 072Fretheim, Erik19/30Face to Face Instruction
Winter 20219C112329LectureMWF 9:00am-9:50am · O-PLWoodcock, Jeff8/20Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2021012546LectureMWF 9:00am-9:50am · REMOTE SYNCWoodcock, Jeff22/35Face to Face Instruction