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Operating Systems

Foundations of Operating Systems3

Processes & Threads4

Inter-Process Communication3

Concurrency & Synchronization4

What is a deadlock, and the four conditions that cause one
Deadlock prevention and avoidance
Deadlock detection and recovery
Livelock, starvation, and choosing a real-world deadlock strategy

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Memory Management4

Virtual Memory3

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Operating Systems

Foundations of Operating Systems3

Processes & Threads4

Inter-Process Communication3

Concurrency & Synchronization4

What is a deadlock, and the four conditions that cause one
Deadlock prevention and avoidance
Deadlock detection and recovery
Livelock, starvation, and choosing a real-world deadlock strategy

CPU Scheduling4

I/O & Disk Scheduling3

Memory Management4

Virtual Memory3

Building Your Own OS in C++6

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What to do when you let deadlock happen on purpose, and simply deal with the aftermath — spotting it, and cleaning it up.

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