Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Week 4: Threads and Concurrency

Topics Covered

Thread Models

POSIX Threads

Thread Pools

Thread Synchronization

Lecture Slides

Presentation slides for this week

Week 4: Threads and Concurrency

Support Materials

Additional notes and summaries for this week

Week 4 Summary Notes

Required Readings

1.
Operating System Concepts (Silberschatz)
Relevant chapters for Threads and Concurrency

Assignments

New

Assignment 2: IPC & Synchronization

Released this week. See the assignments page for details.

Due

Assignment 1: Scheduling & Concurrency

Due this week. Make sure to submit before the deadline.