Module: Systems Programming

After this module, students will be able to:

  • Identify two possible results of running a C program that contains a race-condition.
  • Predict the result of running a C program that uses interprocess communication.
  • Predict the results of running a program that has installed a signal handler.
  • Describe a process model for C and explain how it is influenced by the system calls fork, dup2, pipe, and exec.
  • Implement a C function that relies on the representation of data at the bit level.
  • Implement a C program that requires interprocess communication.

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