CSE775 - Distributed Objects

Lecture #5 - Win32 Threads and Synchronization

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Content:

1. Syllabus
   Describes topics to be covered, reading material for you to digest before coming to class, and due dates for the assigned projects.
2. Project #1 - Win32 Windows Communication
   Project #2 - Process and Port Sniffer Components
   Project #3 - Remote Sniffer Components
   There will be significant changes to this Project #3 statement. We will be using some WPF control infrastructure to build the user interface.
3. Background
   
   Processes and Threads Diagram
   Creating Win32 Processes Demo
   Creating .Net Processes Demo
   Windows Resources
   Peering inside the PE File Format #1 - Matt Pietrek
   Win32 Portable Executable File Format - Matt Pietrek
   
4. Processes and Threads
   
   MFC Dialog Demo - Interface Freezes
   Win32 Threads
   C# Threads
   Asynchronous Systems
   Creating and Using Win32 Threads
   Serialization Demos
   
5. Class-based C++ threading constructs
   
   C++ Thread Class
   C++ Locks Classes
   C++ Blocking Queue with Queued Messages