Requires substantial low-level programming projects at both user-level and within a kernel. This course satisfies the Systems breadth & project requirement. REFERENCE TEXTBOOK as Winter: Andrew S.

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A system software component that is external to the operating system kernel. If the phrase is used to refer to the operating system itself, it is redundant because an operating system "is" software.

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