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CS 62103 credit hours

Advanced Operating Systems(AOS)

Research-flavored survey of OS design: shared memory multiprocessors, distributed shared memory, virtualization internals, kernel structures, and modern data-center systems.

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Weekly workload
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Logistics

Terms offered
Fall
Spring
Summer
Prerequisites
  • GIOS or equivalent
Counts toward
  • Computing Systemscore

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  1. 5 / 5
    Difficulty5/5Workload20 hr/wkRecommendYes

    Took this in Fall 2024. Workload averaged ~20 hrs/wk. Difficulty felt brutal. Great auto-grader feedback.

  2. 5 / 5
    Difficulty5/5Workload12 hr/wkRecommendYes

    Project-driven course. Most of the 12 hrs/wk go to assignments rather than lectures.

  3. 4 / 5
    Difficulty5/5Workload29 hr/wkRecommendYes

    Would I take it again? Yes. The course rewards consistent weekly effort.

  4. 4 / 5
    Difficulty5/5Workload6 hr/wkRecommendYes

    Honest review: brutal class, light workload. Loved slack community is active. Hated vague rubrics on writeups.

  5. 5 / 5
    Difficulty3/5Workload16 hr/wkRecommendYes

    If you have industry experience in backend, this is approachable. Otherwise plan for ~16 hrs/wk and a few late nights.

  6. 4 / 5
    Difficulty4/5Workload26 hr/wkRecommendYes

    Took this in Fall 2022. Workload averaged ~26 hrs/wk. Difficulty felt hard. Instructors engage in forums.

  7. 3 / 5
    Difficulty3/5Workload24 hr/wkRecommendYes

    fair pace, moderate hours weekly. Coming in I had a math-heavy background. Glad I stuck with it.

  8. 4 / 5
    Difficulty4/5Workload24 hr/wkRecommendYes

    Honest review: hard class, moderate workload. Loved great auto-grader feedback. Hated lectures feel dated in spots.

  9. 4 / 5
    Difficulty4/5Workload23 hr/wkRecommendYes

    If you have two prior OMSCS courses, this is approachable. Otherwise plan for ~23 hrs/wk and a few late nights.

  10. 5 / 5
    Difficulty4/5Workload25 hr/wkRecommendYes

    Honest review: hard class, heavy workload. Loved pacing is reasonable. Hated tooling can be finicky.

  11. 4 / 5
    Difficulty4/5Workload17 hr/wkRecommendYes

    Honest review: hard class, moderate workload. Loved office hours actually helpful. Hated steep ramp-up week one.

  12. 5 / 5
    Difficulty4/5Workload26 hr/wkRecommendYes

    Honest review: hard class, heavy workload. Loved office hours actually helpful. Hated late policy is strict.

  13. 4 / 5
    Difficulty5/5Workload21 hr/wkRecommendYes

    brutal pace, moderate hours weekly. Coming in I had an undergrad CS background. Glad I stuck with it.

  14. 5 / 5
    Difficulty3/5Workload18 hr/wkRecommendYes

    Took this in Fall 2022. Workload averaged ~18 hrs/wk. Difficulty felt fair. Lectures are well-produced.

  15. 4 / 5
    Difficulty5/5Workload12 hr/wkRecommendYes

    Would I take it again? Yes. The course rewards consistent weekly effort.

  16. 3 / 5
    Difficulty4/5Workload39 hr/wkRecommendYes

    Honest review: hard class, heavy workload. Loved solid foundation for follow-on courses. Hated steep ramp-up week one.