CSC 357: Systems Programming

CSC 357: Systems Programming is a course that focuses on advanced programming techniques in C and the UNIX operating system, including system calls, process control, and UNIX architecture, aimed at understanding system-level programming. It requires prior knowledge of C programming and computer engineering, involves a mix of programming assignments, labs, and exams, and emphasizes documentation and adherence to coding standards.

Course Information

• Professor: Dev Sisodia
• Email: dsisodia@calpoly.edu

Course Objectives

• Learn how to write complex programs in the C programming language.
• Learn user-level functionality of the UNIX operating system.
• Learn systems programming in the UNIX environment.
• Learn about the architecture of the UNIX operating system from a system programmer's perspective, in particular UNIX system calls.

Labs

• Lab 1 - Intro to C

• Lab 2 - Helpful Tools, Addresses, and Strings

• Lab 3 - Reading Files

• Lab 4 - Building Program Support

• Lab 5 - Processes

• Lab 6 - Pipes and Sockets

• Lab 7 - Signals

Programming Assignments

• Assignment 1 - wc & uniq

• Assignment 2 - fs

• Assignment 3- tree

• Assignment 4 - web server

Quizzes, Midterm, and Final

• Quizzes
• Midterms
• Final Exam