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CS 540
Operating Systems
Spring 2003

Class Information

Class Time: M,W 3:30 PM-4:45 PM
Lab Time: M,W 4:55-5:20 PM
Class Room:127 Jabara Hall

Contact Information

Instructor: Chin-Chih Chang
Office: 209 Jabara Hall
Office Hours: M,W 10:00 - 11:30 AM (or by e-mail)
E-mail: chang@cs.twsu.edu

Course Description

Covers the fundamental principles of operating systems: process synchronization, scheduling, resource allocation, deadlocks, memory management, and file systems. Studies a specific operating system in depth. Programming assignments consist of modifications and enhancements to the operating system studied.

Prerequisites: CS 440 - Computer Organization and Architecture

Textbook

Modern Operating Systems, 2nd Edition
Andrew S. Tanenbaum
Prentice Hall, 2001, ISBN: 0-13-031358-0

Syllabus

A copy of the syllabus can be found here (PDF)

Lecture Notes

Introduction (01/22/03, 01/27/03, 01/29/03)
Processes and Threads (02/03/03, 02/05/03, 02/10/03, 02/12/03, 02/17/03)
Deadlocks (02/19/03, 02/26/03)
Memory Management (03/03/03, 03/10/03, 03/12/03, 03/24/03)
File Systems (03/26/03, 03/31/03, 04/02/03, 04/07/03)
Input/Output (5.1 - 5.3) (04/09/03, 04/21/03, 04/23/03)
Security (04/28/03, 04/30/03, 05/05/03, 05/07/03)
Multimedia Operating Systems
Multiple Processor Systems
Case Study: UNIX and Linux
Case Study: Windows
Operating System Design

Exams

Test 1 (Wednesday, 03/05/03 in class, Chap 1-3) (Sample Questions) (Solution) (Statistics)
Test 2 (Wednesday, 04/16/03 in class, Chap 4, 6) (Sample Questions) (Solution) (Statistics)
Final Exam (Ch 1 - 5.3, 6, 9.1 - 9.2) (Monday, 05/12/03, 3:30 PM - 5:20 PM) (Sample Questions) (Spring 2002) (Statistics)

Worksheets

Homework

Homework 1 (Due 02/17/03) (Solution)
Homework 2 (Due 03/14/03) (Solution)
Homework 3 (Due 04/21/03) (Solution)
Homework 4 (Due 05/07/03) (Solution)

Electronic Handin

Students should submit their programs in the electronic form with the handin program.

Download

putty (To connect to the machines in the Computer Science Department, you need to use the SSH (Secure Shell) in this program.)

Chin-Chih Chang (chang@cs.twsu.edu)

CS 540 Operating Systems Spring 2003