Fundamentals of Systems Programming

Programming over Linux, gcc and associated tools, file I/O with low-level file descriptors, the standard I/O library, error reporting mechanisms, kernel statistics and parameter modifications, process creation and management system calls, signals and associated system calls, pipes and FIFOs, single and multiple reader/writers, semaphores, shared memory and message queues, sockets, attributes and addressing schemes, multiple client connections, connectionless socket communication.

Hours: XYZ where X = Lecture, Y = Lab, Z = Credit
All hours are per week.
3 Lab hours constitute 1 credit hour
1 credit hour implies 1 lecture of 50mins per academic week. 16 weeks in total.
Pre-Requisite courses are courses required to be completed before this course may be taken
Co-Requisite courses are courses required to be taken along with this course