MCS4663: Operating Systems

Fall 2000, MCS4663 Sec 02

Operating Systems

Department of Math. and Computer Science, Lawrence Tech University

Day/Time: TuTh 7:10pm-8:25pm
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite: MCS3653 (Computer Architecture), MCS3513 (Assembler), CS2
Class Room: M216
Lab: M215
Instructor: ChanJin Chung, Ph.D.

Office Room: S112
Phone: (248) 204-3504
Fax: (248) 204-3518 (this fax number is for the whole building and senders should be sure to place instructor's name on the fax)
Dept. Secretary: (248) 204-3560
Math/CS Drop Box: in front of S120 door. Please put instructor's name and time of submission on your work.
Email: CHUNG@ltu.edu
LTU webpage at http://www3.ltu.edu/~chung (syllabus, announcements, lecture notes, programming contest winners, etc.)
Office Hours: Tu 6:10-7:10pm, Th 6:10-7:10pm, and by appointment

Required Text : Operating Systems Concepts Fifth Edition by Abraham Silberschatz, Peter Baer Galvin, Addison-Wesley, ISBN: 0-201-59113-8

Recommended Texts

Any Java Programming Books with Threads and Networking
Any Linux/UNIX Programming books such as: UNIX System Programming by K. Haviland and Ben Salama (Addison-Wesley), Beginning Linux Programming by N. Matthew and R. Stones (WROX Press)
Any Linux Books such as: Red Hat Linux by Pitts and Ball (SAMS pub.)

Internet Resources

Text book homepage: http://www2.awl.com/cseng/books/osc5e/
JBuilder Foundation (3.5) at www.borland.com/education/jbuilder/jblab.html
Java, Sun Micro Systems (JavaSoft) | JDK 1.1.x | Java 2 SDK Standard Edition
Java Tutorial by Sun | Java course by IBM
Java Quest | The Sun Certified Java Programmer Examination
Red Hat Linux: www.redhat.com
Alternative OS for Lego Robots: LegOS
TinyVM for Lego RCX

Class Topics & Tentative Schedule (Total 30 lectures)

Week	Topic
1	Overview: Introduction, Computer-System Structures, OS Structures Introduction to Java
2-3	Processes; Process Management Java Building Elements, Control Structures, Methods
4-5	CPU Scheduling Java Classes and Objects, Arrays and Strings, Class Inheritance
6-7	Process Synchronization Java Exception Handling and Thread
8	Deadlocks Java Multithreading
9	Memory Management
10	Virtual Memory
11	File System Interface; File System Implementation
12	I/O Systems Java I/O
13-14	Network/Distributed System Structures ( Java) Java Networking, RMI
15	Protection and Security Case Studies: Red Hat Linux and TinyVM for Lego RCX

Class Format: Total 200 points

Homework exercises from the textbook - 40 points
Homework programming assignments (or project) - 40 points
1 Quiz (30 ~ 40 minutes in length at the end of class) - 30 points
1 Midterm - 40 points
1 Final (everything covered in class) - 50 points

Important Dates and Grading

Thu. 9-28-00: Quiz #1
Thu. 10-26-00: Midterm
Wed. 11-22-00: Last day to withdraw
Tue. 12-19-00, Final (Time 7:30-9:20pm)

This score will be translated into a letter grade based upon the percentages given below.

A	90-100%	C	70-74%
A-	88-89%	C-	68-69%
B+	85-87%	D+	65-67%
B	80-84%	D	60-64%
B-	78-79%	D-	58-59%
C+	75-77%	F	00-57%

Class Policies

Attendance is essential to doing well in the course. The exams will focus primarily (but not exclusively) on material presented in the lectures and labs.
If you are unable to attend a meeting, it is your responsibility to obtain the material from other students or instructor.

Exam. Policies

There will be no makeup exams will be given.
Closed books, closed notes, and closed neighbors

Homework Policies

Homework assignments must be done individually.
Homework programming assignments must be done individually, too. Do not start from someone else's file. The following cases, as examples, will be regarded as copies:
- Just changing variable names of someone else's source code
- Just changing the order of statements
- Just changing the output design
Must be submitted at the beginning of the class on the due date.
Late submission penalty is 30%.
No submission will be accepted beyond a week after the due date.

Policy on Academic Misconduct

Plagiarism is a serious academic offense. DO NOT COPY THE WORK OF OTHERS. Failure to observe this will result in zero point for the assignment.
Cheating during exams is also a very serious academic offense and will be handled in accordance with University Policy.

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