2. Instructor Information
3. Course Objectives
The course objectives are
- through a series of lectures, to learn the basic theory of operating systems about processes, virtual memory, file, and I/O, security
- through lab programming projects, to sharpen your knowledge and understanding of internal OS data structures and algorithms.
4. Prerequisites & require
If you have already taken the class on "Data structure and Algorithms" and have some experience with C and C++ (or Java), it will be much easy to understand the class subject.
5. Grading
Programming projects (Lab) - 45 %
Midterm exam - 25 %
Final Exam - 30 %
Class Attendance (Pop quiz) - 5 %
(subject to changes)
6. Course Materials
| Title |
Author |
Publisher |
Publication
Year/Edition |
ISBN |
|
Operating Systems Principles & Practice
|
Thomas Anderson & Michael Dahlin
|
Recursive Books
|
2014
|
978-0-9856735-2-9
|
|
Operating Systems: Three Easy Pieces
|
Remzi H. Arpaci-Dusseau and Andrea C. Arpaci-Dusseau
|
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
|
2018
|
978-1985086593
|
7. Course References
Silberschatz, Galvin, and Gagne, "Operating System Concepts," (9th Edition) John Wiley & Sons, 2013
8. Course Plan
Week 1 : introduction (ch 1, 2)
week 2 ~ 3 : process/thread (ch 3, 4)
week 3 ~ 4 : scheduling / synchronization (ch 5, 6)
week 5 : deadlock (ch 7)
week 6 ~ 8 : virtual memory (ch 8, 9)
week 9 ~11: file system (ch 10, 11)
week 11~13 : I/O and mass storage (ch 12, 13)
week 13~14 : protection, security (ch 14, 15)
week 15~16 : linux/windows, wrapup
(note that this schedule is tentative)
9. Course Operation
Offline lectures @ Eng2-102
10. How to Teach & Remark
Academic integrity
- no cheating allowed for homeworks and projects (copy or copied)
11. Supports for Students with a Disability
- Taking Course: interpreting services (for hearing impairment), Mobility and preferential seating assistances (for developmental disability), Note taking(for all kinds of disabilities) and etc.
- Taking Exam: Extended exam period (for all kinds of disabilities, if needed), Magnified exam papers (for sight disability), and etc.
- Please contact Center for Students with Disabilities (279-2434) for additional assistance