Spring 2018 - CMPT 300 D200
Operating Systems I (3)
Class Number: 12445
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Jan 3 – Apr 10, 2018: Mon, Wed, Fri, 11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Surrey -
Exam Times + Location:
Apr 13, 2018
Fri, 8:30–11:30 a.m.
Surrey
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Instructor:
Harinder Khangura
khangura@sfu.ca
1 778 782-7575
Office: SUR 4116
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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:
Students taking this course will gain a comprehensive grounding in the area of multiprogrammed operating systems, including an understanding of the theoretical and practical issues and problems in operating system design. 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. Lectures will focus on the principles and problems of OS design and will be supplemented by independent reading. Programming exercises (in C) will require the student to implement programs illustrating the principles used in OS design. Basic knowledge of C programming and the UNIX environment is assumed.
COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:
- 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
- There will be 3-4 assignments, one midterm, and one final exam.
- A more detailed marking scheme will be provided in the first class of the semester.
REQUIREMENTS:
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:
Modern Operating Systems, 4th edition, Andrew S. Tanenbaum, Prentice Hall, 2014, 9780133591620
Unix System Programming: a programmers guide to software development, 2nd edition, Keith Haviland, Dina Gray and Ben Salama, Addison-Wesley, 1999, 9780201129199, (For those who have never touched a Unix system)
Operating Systems: Internals and Design Principles, 8th Edition, William Stallings, Prentice Hall, 2014, 9780133805918
REQUIRED READING:
Operating System Concepts, 9th Edition, Abraham Silberschatz, Peter Baer Galvin, Greg Gagne, J. Wiley & Sons, 2012. (Any other intro O.S. book would probably suffice as well, including previous editions of this book).
ISBN: 9781118063330
Registrar Notes:
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