OMSCS Graduate Introduction to Operating Systems (GIOS | CS 6200) Review (non-CS undergrad)

[@AungBaw]

Really insightful, thanks mate.

[@csplau]

Tq Sam! Thx for sharing! I’m gonna start my OMS cybersecurity info sec course with GT in Fall24!

[@nro337]

Great video!

[@panamacityboi]

Thank you-this is a really great video! I’m starting the program this fall and want to take GIOS as my first class. About how many hours a week do you think you spent on the course? Also, do you plan to take AOS in the future? Cheers!

[@sam_cant_code]

Happy to hear! I probably spent about 20 hrs/wk, but there were definitely peaks where I spent more. I didn’t end up taking AOS, and I’ve already graduated, but I’ve heard it’s a great class and might take it in the future

[@yea-yea]

Hi Sam, great video! What were the other difficult courses that you would place into top 3? (or may be top 5? 😊)

[@sam_cant_code]

For me, Graduate Intro to OS, High Performance Comp Arch and Grad Algos were the 3 hardest courses, by far. There was a pretty big drop off in terms of difficulty after those courses

[@tylerlaurie5200]

How was your C background going into this course? I've used Python and Julia, but not much (if any at all other than a few times) C.

[@sam_cant_code]

Not much. I’d written a few small programs and read about half of K&R

[@tylerlaurie5200]

@@sam_cant_code forgot to delete this after you mentioned that in the video. Sorry about that and thank you for the response!

[@user-vm8yn4hb4w]

GIOS is real tough class right haha. ton of codes to write and think about

[@rechargedredacted5921]

What was your undergrad major before OMSCS and did you have to take any MOOCs before applying?

[@sam_cant_code]

I did bioengineering for undergrad. I did quite a few MOOCs to see if I liked computer science, but specifically to prepare for OMSCS I did four community college classes

[@jpzzzworld]

Do mind sharing which community classes you took please, and were they helpful, and what other classes would you recommend in retrospect?

[@sam_cant_code]

I took OOP 1 and 2, Computer Architecture and Web Development

[@tahirm09]

Good