De Anza College
CIS 31
Operating System Concepts · 5 units · used in 1 transfer pathway
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Where this page’s information comes from
- De Anza catalogcourse record · 2025-2026
- FHDA class listingsWinter 2027 sections
- Cherrypickercourse matching and pathway links — our analysis
About this course
Concepts and use of operating systems: multiprogramming and multiprocessing systems; processor interrupts, processes and threads, mutual exclusion, indefinite postponement, deadlocks; scheduling considerations and security management.
Sections this term
Winter 2027 · updated Oct 18, 11:21 PM UTCNo section is scheduled at De Anza College for Winter 2027. The course can still be offered in a later quarter.
Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.
Prerequisites
The De Anza catalog lists no prerequisite for this course.
Advisory: “CIS D21JA and (CIS D022B or CIS D22BH)”
Transfer pathways that use CIS 31
ASSIST maps CIS 31 to a requirement in 1 published pathway from De Anza College.
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