Dr. John Aedo — Course Materials

Programming in C including arrays, pointer manipulation, and use of standard C math and I/O libraries.

Logic design, computer arithmetic, instruction set architecture using MIPS, data path and control unit design, and memory hierarchy.

Digital libraries, media formats, compression, streaming media, mobile internet, and emerging web technologies.

Team-based software development using object-oriented design principles, agile processes, and industry-standard tools.

Fundamental concepts of OS design: processes, scheduling, memory management, virtual memory, I/O, and security.

Graduate-level study of OS design: synchronization, protection, distributed systems, and implementation of modern OS internals.