ICOM 5007 - Operating Systems
Spring 2009
To introduce the principal concepts of operating systems and to give experience in programming concurrent processes as used in developing operating systems
After completing this course
you should be able to:
The laboratory work will be
done in the UNIX laboratory (122 Stefani), normally in the C language. The
lab work will include short exercises using system
capabilities and a longer project. Accounts will be
established on the various systems if you do not already have
one. Several machines not connected to the department network are also
available for both laboratories and projects requiring root access and kernel
modification.
Based on the amount of credit
given for the laboratory and the entire course, the projects will be designed
to take about 75 hours (5 hours/week) to complete. If
you haven’t become competent with C and UNIX in
previous courses it could take longer.
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Partial exams (3 @ 100
points) |
300 |
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Final exam |
150 |
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Laboratory |
100 |
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Project |
100 |
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Total |
650 |
Professor: Thomas L.
Noack, 405 Stefani, extension 3652, noack@ece.uprm.edu
Office
hours: Tuesday, Thursday 9:00 am – 10:30 am, 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
Also I am often available in the universal hour Tuesday and Thursday 10:30 am –
12:30 pm
Text:
[1] Tanenbaum, Andries, Operating
Systems, 3th Ed., Prentice-Hall,
2007
Please see the Reading list
on my homepage; it is much more current than a
static list.
Comments: Most
information, including this outline, will be distributed through my web page
http://ece.uprm.edu/˜noack You are responsible for checking this page at least once per week, and
when changes are announced in class
Examinations will be held in
S-227 or S-228 or S-229 Stefani at 7:30-9:30 PM on the dates shown, (February 17, March
17 and April 28). If you have a conflict
with a regular class or with an exam announced before this document is
distributed please contact me. If an
exam is announced for another class after this date, the other instructor is
responsible for resolving the conflict.
One compensatory free period
will be given for each night exam.
Note: The course will be
conducted in accordance with University regulations. These are
promulgated by the administration and, since they are subject to change, will
not be duplicated here.
ICOM 5007 - Operating Systems
Spring 2009
Text - Tanenbaum,
Operating Systems 3nd
Ed.
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Date |
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Topic |
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15-Jan |
1.1-5 |
Operating System Concepts |
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20-Jan |
1.6-11 |
Operating System Structure |
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22-Jan |
10.1-2.11.1-3, 12.1-2 |
Examples – Unix, Windows and
Symbian |
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27-Jan |
2.1-2 |
Processes and Threads |
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29-Jan |
2.3-4 |
Interprocess Communication |
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3-Feb |
2.5 |
Classical IPC Problems |
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5-Feb |
10.3, 11.4, 12.4 |
Examples - Unix and Windows |
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10-Feb |
3.1-4 |
Virtual Memory, Paging Concepts |
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12-Feb |
3.5-9 |
Paging and Segmentation Methods |
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17-Feb |
|
Exam
I |
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24-Feb |
10.4, 11.5-6, 12.4 |
Examples - Unix, Windows and
Symbian |
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26-Feb |
4.1-3 |
File System Basics |
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3-Mar |
4.4-7 |
File System Implementation |
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5-Mar |
|
Definition
Presentations (In class) |
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10-Mar |
5.1-3 |
I/O basics and software |
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12-Mar |
5.4-6 |
I/O device management |
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17-Mar |
|
Exam
II |
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19-Mar |
5.7-10 |
User interface devices |
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26-Mar |
10.5, 11.6-7, 12.5 |
Examples - Unix, Windows and
Symbian |
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31-Mar |
6.1-9 |
Deadlocks |
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2-Apr |
|
Design
Presentations (In class) |
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14-Apr |
|
Linux Kernel : Structure and Examples |
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16-Apr |
8.1.5 |
Multiprocessor Systems |
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21-Apr |
9.1-3 |
Security Basics |
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23-Apr |
9.4-7 |
Attacks, Exploits, and Malware |
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28-Apr |
|
Exam
III |
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30-Apr |
9.8-10 |
Defenses and Horror Stories |
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5-May |
10.7, 11.8-9, 12.6-7 |
Examples - Unix, Windows and
Symbian |
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7-May |
13.1-7 |
Operating System Design |
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12-May |
|
Implementation
Presentations (In class) |