Operating Systems and Compilers
Operating systems come in different flavors: Unix, MacOS, Windows etc. While looking all different, they actually share many characteristics. The main functions are to implement abtractions like processes (threads), virtual memory (segments), i/o streams, and files for the benefit to the user (programmer). Other functions are there for security and resource allocation.
Compilers implement high-level programming languages. Again, while looking very different (imperative, functional, oo), their translation to machine (or assembly) language usually follows the same pattern: scanning, parsing, semantic analysis, and code generation (all combined with error control).
This class aims at presenting the key concepts in a rather general framework.
This class is level AB
Program design, Algebra,Computer Architecture, and Information Technology courses.