CS 406 - Operating Systems - Fall 2000

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Instructor: Dr. James Glenn
Office: Pardee 328
Office Hours: M 12-2:30, W 10:30-1, or by appointment
E-mail: glennj@cs.lafayette.edu
Phone: (610)330-5415

Times and Locations: Lecture TR 11:00-12:15 in Pardee 329, Lab TR 2:45-4:00 in Pardee 320

Text: Applied Operating System Concepts by Silberschatz, Galvin, and Gagne

Prerequisite: CS 204 - System Software

Description: An in-depth study of operating systems, covering such topics as concurrent processes, memory management, input/output and file systems, and resource allocation. We will be applying many of these concepts by implementing a simple operating system running in a DOS box on the NT workstations.

Topics (preliminary): Notes

Basics (Ch. 1-3)
Processes and Threads (Chs. 4, 5)
Scheduling (Ch. 6)
Concurrent Programming (Chs. 7, 8)
Memory Management (Chs. 9, 10)
Input and Output Systems (Chs. 11-13)

Grading:

Homeworks 10%
Labs 30%
Midterm Exams 30% total
Final Exam 30%

Academic Honesty: You may discuss homework assignments with other current CS 406 students, but the work you submit should reflect your own understanding of the problem (you should be able to reproduce your work in a coherent manner on your own). No help from anyone other than the instructor is allowed on any other work. Students must follow the college's Priciples of Intellectual Honesty described in the student handbook.