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Course Outlines

Spring 2018 - CMPT 300 E100

Operating Systems I (3)

Class Number: 13222

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Jan 3 – Apr 10, 2018: Tue, Thu, 5:30–6:50 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Apr 12, 2018
    Thu, 7:00–10:00 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:

Operating systems are fundamental to modern computing. They allocate and manage resources so that users can execute their programs on the underlying computer hardware. They also control the execution of user programs to prevent errors and improper access to resources on a computer.
This course explores operating system concepts and design. We will cover fundamental topics such as processes, scheduling, synchronization, multi-programming, memory management, file systems, I/O systems, and protection.
We will also briefly touch on a few advanced topics like modern distributed operating systems. Students will also get a hands-on experience via multiple programming assignments, which require basic knowledge of C and C++ programming and the UNIX environment, as well as lots of creativity.

The course website will be accessible through CourSys at the following location: https://courses.cs.sfu.ca

Topics

  • Basic OS structures and tasks
  • Services, system calls, system boot
  • Processes
  • Scheduling, inter-process communication
  • OS threads, thread implementation, synchronization, deadlock
  • Memory management
  • Main memory, swapping, paging, virtual memory and implementation
  • Storage
  • File systems, kernel FS structures, FS implementation
  • Mass storage
  • I/O systems
  • Protection

Grading

NOTES:

To be discussed the first week of classes

Materials

MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:

Reference Books

  • Modern Operating Systems, Andrew S. Tanenbaum, Prentice Hall, 2014, 9780133591620

REQUIRED READING:

Reference Books

  • Modern Operating Systems,
  • Andrew S. Tanenbaum,
  • Prentice Hall, 2014

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.

Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the University community.  Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the University. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the University. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html

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