Operating Systems, Fall 2007

This course offers an introduction to the concepts and principles in modern operating systems. The course is divided into two parts: Basic Components and Distributed Systems. Advanced topics such as real-time and multimedia systems will also be covered. It's in the graduate program and taught in English.

Course Information

Instructor: Jenq-Haur Wang
E-mail: jhwang AT csie DOT ntut DOT edu DOT tw
Office: Complex Building, R312-1, ext. 4238
Office Hours: Wed. and Thu. 10:00-12:00am
Class Hours: Tue. 4:10-6:00pm, Wed. 5:10-6:00pm, R208, Complex Building
Textbook: Operating System Concepts (Principles), 7th ed., by Abraham Silberschatz, Peter Baer Galvin, and Greg Gagne, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Reference: Distributed Systems: Principles and Paradigms, by Andrew S. Tanenbaum and Maarten van Steen, Prentice-Hall, 2002.

Latest News

Jan. 23, 2008: The final score has been posted in front of my office (R312-1).
Please check if there's any problem as soon as possible before Jan. 25.
Dec. 25, 2007: New announcement about final exam and term project has been put on the website.
Dec. 5, 2007: The deadline for term project proposal has been announced. Please check the related notice.
Nov. 30, 2007: The score of midterm exam has been announced. If there's any problem, please contact with me.
Oct. 9, 2007: Due to some problems in Network Campus, if you're not able to submit your program codes online, please send them to me via e-mail. Note that a confirmation e-mail will be sent to you upon receipt of your program codes.
Oct. 3, 2007: The course in NTUT Network Campus has been setup. I'll also put all the materials including the slides and homework assignments there. Please join the course and submit your program codes there if possible.
Oct. 2, 2007: Since there's no classroom available between 4:00-5:00 on Tuesdays, our schedule remains unchanged.
Sep. 19, 2007: The homepage for Operating Systems (Fall 2007) has been setup.

Schedule

Week	Date	Content	Homework
1	Sep. 18, 2007	(Break due to Typhoon)
1	Sep. 19, 2007	Course Overview (PDF) Chap. 1, Overview of Operating Systems (PDF)
2	Sep. 25, 2007	(Leave for Mid-Autumn Festival)
2	Sep. 26, 2007	Chap. 2, Operating System Structures (PDF) Chap. 3, Process Concept (PDF)
3	Oct. 2-3, 2007	Chap. 4, Multithreaded Programming (PDF) Chap. 5, Process Scheduling (PDF)	Homework #1 (PDF)
4	Oct. 9, 2007	Chap. 6, Synchronization (PDF)
4	Oct. 10, 2007	(National Day, The Double Tenth Day)
5	Oct. 16-17, 2007	Chap. 7, Deadlocks (PDF) Chap. 8, Memory Management Strategies (PDF)	Homework #2 (PDF)
6	Oct. 23-24, 2007	Chap. 9, Virtual Memory Management (PDF)
7	Oct. 30-31, 2007	Chap. 10, File System (PDF) Chap. 11, Implementing File Systems (PDF) Chap. 12, Secondary Storage (PDF)
8	Nov. 6-7, 2007	(Leave for WI 2007)
9	Nov. 13-14, 2007	(Midterm Exam)
10	Nov. 20-21, 2007	Chap. 17, System Protection Chap. 18, System Security Introduction to Distributed Systems (Chap. 1 from DS)
11	Nov. 27-28, 2007	Communication in Distributed Systems (Chap. 2 from DS) Processes in Distributed Systems (Chap. 3 from DS)
12	Dec. 4-5, 2007	Chap. 14, Distributed Operating Systems Naming in Distributed Systems (Chap. 4 from DS)	Homework #3 (PDF)
13	Dec. 11-12, 2007	(Leave for ICADL 2007)
14	Dec. 18-19, 2007	Chap. 15, Distributed File Systems Synchronization in Distributed Systems (Chap. 5 from DS)
15	Dec. 25-26, 2007	Chap. 16, Distrbuted Synchronization Chap. 19, Real-Time Systems Chap. 20, Multimedia Systems
16	Jan. 1, 2008	(Happy New Year!)
16	Jan. 2, 2008	Term Project/Paper Presentation
17	Jan. 8-9, 2008	Term Project/Paper Presentation
18	Jan. 15-16, 2008	Term Project/Paper Presentation

Homework Assignments

Please hand in your homework in paper form or in electronic files before deadline.
Programs or homework in electronic files must be submitted to me. (online submission will be made available through the NTUT Network Campus)

Homework #1 (PDF): Chap. 2-4 (Due: Oct. 16, 2007)
Reference Soultion to HW#1
Homework #2 (PDF): Chap. 5-7 (Due: Oct. 31, 2007-Nov. 7, 2007)
Reference Soultion to HW#2
Homework #3 (PDF): Chap. 8, 9, 12 (Due: Dec. 19, 2007)

Project

Term Project
- Project proposal: Please submit a simple (one-page) description of what you want to do in your term project. Also indicate what's the major topic or critical issue in your project. (Due: Dec. 25, 2007)
- Project demonstration/paper presentation: In the last few weeks of this semester before, each one should demo your project or present a paper in 25-30 minutes. (Date: Starting Jan. 2, 2008) Note: You can choose to present or demo in English or Chinese.
- Schedule: Please check the current schedule for term project presentation (as of Dec. 26).
  Note that the time slots for demo/presentation were allocated in a first-come first-served manner.
  Please remember to give your presentation on the respective time slots.

Exams

Midterm Exam: Nov. 12-16, 2007.
- Date: Nov. 13, 2007
- Range: Chap. 1 - 12
- This is a closed book exam.
Refernece Solution to the Midterm Exam
Final Exam: Jan. 14-18, 2008.
NOTE: Due to the time limits for term project/paper presentation, the final exam was cancelled.

Score

Midterm Exam
NOTE: The final score has been posted in front of my office (R312-1).
Please check if there's any problem as soon as possible before Jan. 25.

E-mail: jhwang AT csie DOT ntut DOT edu DOT tw
Created: Sep. 19, 2007.
Last Updated: Jan. 23, 2008.