CPT304: OS Theory Concept Map Summary
Week 5 – Final Project Drew M. M. McCullough School of Business & Technology, University of Arizona Global Campus CPT304: Operating Systems Theory & Design Professor : Chiaka Okoroh 22 December 2025 Introduction Operating systems form the foundation of modern computing by managing hardware resources and providing a stable environment for software execution. Throughout CPT304, I explored how operating systems coordinate processes, manage memory, organize storage, handle input and output, and protect system resources. This summary blog post addresses the focus question, What are the fundamental concepts that underlie operating systems? Drawing from my completed OS Theory Concept Map, I reflect on key insights related to operating system structure, process coordination, memory management, file systems, I/O, and protection and s...