Computer Hardware and Operating Systems

This is a self-paced course that provides an Introduction to Computer Hardware and Operating Systems

This course will cover topics including:

• Fundamentals of system hardware
• Introduction to OS concepts
• OS processes and threads
• Thread concurrency and deadlocks
• Memory management

By the end of this course students should be able to:

• Define a computer
• Define what an operating system is
• Describe components of an operating system
• Describe how threads work in an operating system
• Describe how memory works in an operating system
• Describe how data is represented and how computers execute instructions to use and modify data in order to solve problems.

Course Outline:

• Week 1 - Fundamentals of system hardware
• Week 2 - Introduction to OS concepts
• Week 3 - Processes & threads
• Week 4 - Thread concurrency and deadlocks
• Week 5 - Memory management
• Week 6 - Exam