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CS 241
System Programming

Credit:  3 hours.


Introduction to systems programming: This course will cover the basics of system programming, including POSIX processes, process control, inter-process communication, synchronization, signals, simple memory management, file I/O and directories, shell programming, socket network programming, RPC programming in distributed systems, basic security mechanisms, and standard tools for systems programming such as debugging tools. Prerequisite: CS 225; CS 231; credit or concurrent registration in CS 232.