CSE department

CSE 120. Principles of Computer Operating Systems (4 units)

Link to catalog page: https://catalog.ucsd.edu/courses/CSE.html#cse120

Description

Basic functions of operating systems; basic kernel structure, concurrency, memory management, virtual memory, file systems, process scheduling, security and protection. Prerequisites: CSE 30 and CSE 101 and CSE 110; restricted to students within the CS25, CS26, CS27, and EC26 majors. All other students will be allowed as space permits.

Prerequisite courses

Successor courses

CSE 120 is a prerequisite of the following 4 courses:

• CSE 121
• CSE 127
• CSE 210
• CSE 221