An operating system is the essential software that's needed to run your computer's suite of software. Everything from video ...

The computer's master control program. When a computer is turned on, a small "boot program" loads the operating system. Although additional system modules may be loaded as needed, the main part ...

An operating system is a collection (or suite) of programs that manages and controls the computer. Operating systems have many functions: A user interface is a program, or suite of programs that ...

foundational concepts and principles of operating systems, many of which generalize to other areas of computer science and engineering. You will learn many of these concepts and principles by applying ...

The computer science and engineering PhD prelim exam is a written exam and students will be tested on the three core subjects, computer architecture, algorithms, and operating systems. In order to ...

Outgoing CISA chief Jen Easterly called on buyers to demand better security standards from their software suppliers. The Security Think Tank considers what better means, and what best practice for ...

Note: This course description is only applicable for the Computer Science Post-Baccalaureate program. Additionally, students must always refer to course syllabus for the most up to date information.

Linux is very good at running older software, but even the free and open-source operating system is stumped by the really ...

What is an Operating System for and how does it work? This module prepares you for further studies in systems topics such as distributed systems and high performance computing. This theme reviews ...

CSCI 3753 and CSCI 4593 or equivalent undergraduate course work in operating systems and computer architecture. These are reasonably firm prerequisites. If you have not taken these courses, you should ...