Computer Science · Fall 2026

SDSU CS 480 — Operating Systems

3.00 units 2 enrollment options

File system, I/O management, interprocess communication, memory management, processes and threads, program structures, thread synchronization, virtual memory. Formerly numbered as CS 570.

Course requirements

Prerequisites: CS 210 and CS 370

  • CS 210 and CS 370

Fall 2026 enrollment options

Seat status can change
Class # Format Status Seats Time Location Professor RateMyProfessors
6943 Lrg Lect In person Open 78 / 80 Tue/Thu 4:00 PM–5:15 PM HH 221 Ben Shen 4.3/5 · 55 reviews Difficulty 3.9 · 84% take again
7069 Lrg Lect In person Open 64 / 67 Tue/Thu 5:30 PM–6:45 PM COM 207 Ben Shen 4.3/5 · 55 reviews Difficulty 3.9 · 84% take again