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Course Outlines

Fall 2017 - CMPT 300 D200

Operating Systems I (3)

Class Number: 7071

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Sep 5 – Dec 4, 2017: Mon, 1:30–2:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

    Sep 5 – Dec 4, 2017: Wed, Fri, 1:30–2:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Dec 14, 2017
    Thu, 12:00–3:00 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Prerequisites:

    CMPT 225 and (MACM 101 or (ENSC 251 and ENSC 252)).

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

This course aims to give the student an understanding of what a modern operating system is, and the services it provides. It also discusses some basic issues in operating systems and provides solutions. Topics include multiprogramming, process management, memory management, and file systems.

COURSE DETAILS:

This course presents the fundamentals of operating system (OS) function and design. Modern multi-programmed operating systems are sophisticated pieces of software. They provide a set of services essential to the operation of modern computers. The OS shares a finite set of resources and services, each of which can typically be used by only one process at a time, between many concurrent processes. In this course, the student will gain an understanding of the needs of computing processes, the services offered by the OS to meet these needs, and how the services are shared between concurrent processes. While the course lectures concentrate on the principles behind the design of all operating systems, students will gain intermittent exposure to various commercial operating systems through case studies. Students are expected to pursue their own case study investigations as a supplement to the readings. Programming exercises will require the student to implement programs illustrating the principles used in OS design. Basic knowledge of C and C++ programming and the UNIX environment is assumed.

Topics

  • Brief History, Evolution, and Philosophies
  • The User's View of Operating System Services
  • Tasking and Processes
  • Interprocess Communication, Concurrency Control and Resource Allocation
  • Scheduling and Dispatch
  • Physical and Virtual Memory Organization
  • File Systems
  • Security and Protection

Grading

NOTES:

To be discussed the first week of classes.

Students must attain an overall passing grade on the weighted average of exams in the course in order to obtain a clear pass (C- or better).

Materials

MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:

Reference Books

  • Operating System Concepts, 9thEdition, Abraham Silberschatz, Peter Baer Galvin, Greg Gagne, J. Wiley & Sons, 2012, 9781118063330, (Any other intro O.S. book would probably suffice as well.)
  • Harley Hahn's Student Guide to Unix, 2nd edition, Harley Hahn, McGraw Hill, 1996, 9780070254923, (For those who have never touched a Unix system)
  • Operating Systems: Internals and Design Principles, 7th Edition, William Stallings, Prentice Hall, 9780132309981, (Or earlier edition: use to augment Tanenbaum)

REQUIRED READING:

Modern Operating Systems, 4th Edition
Andrew S. Tanenbaum, Pearson, 2014
(Any other intro O.S. book would probably suffice as well.)
ISBN: 9780133591620

Registrar Notes:

SFU’s Academic Integrity web site http://students.sfu.ca/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating.  Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.

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