Operating Systems and Computer Architecture I (CS442/CS542)

Call Numbers 01335/01344

Fall Quarter  2004/2005

MTuThF 2:10-3:00 PM, Stocker Bldg 192

 

Instructor

Frank Drews

Office: Stocker 321

Phone: 593-1248

email: drews@ohio.edu

Office Hours: Tuesday, Thursday 3:00-4:00pm

Monday, Wednesday 3:00-4:00pm

and by appointment

 

 

 

General Information

 

 

Course Objective
 

In-depth coverage of computer operating systems and related computer architecture issues. Coverage of physical devices, interrupts, and communication between the computer and external hardware. Interfaces between user programs and the operating system, system calls, software interrupts, and protection issues. Context switching, process address spaces, and process scheduling. Process synchronization, interprocess communications, critical sections, and deadlock detection and recovery. Memory mapping, swapping, paging, and virtual memory. These lectures will cover and complement the material in the text that the student is responsible for reading. The quizzes and tests will provide feedback on the student’s comprehension of the issues and the assignments will provide an opportunity for in depth application of these same issues.

 

Course Matrial http://cidds.cs.ohiou.edu/~fdrews/cs442_542_FQ0405

 

Required Text: "Operating System Concepts - Sixth Edition," Silberschatz, Galvin and Gagne, Addison Wesley 2002.

Grading

Programming assignments: There will be 2-3 in depth programming projects for this course. Projects in this class will be written in C or C++. You may develop your code on any platform, but your code must run on the prime machines under Solaris.

 

Quizzes: There will be 3-5 30-minute quizzes. Quizzes are closed book and closed notes. They will be announced in class and on the class web page. Quizzes cannot be made up without prior noti.cation of the medical (or other) reason for the absence (via email or phone). In addition, I preserve the right to give unannounced pop-up quizzes any time.

 

Homework and class participation: There will be periodical homework assignments

 

Tests: There will be a midterm and a final test in addition to the quizzes. The tests are cumulative by nature, but strongly emphasize more recent material. Tests are closed book.

 

Final grades: Determined as follows:

 

Programming assignments: 2-3           25%

Homework and class participation     13%

Quizzes: 3-                                        17%

Test 1                                                20% mid-term

Test 2                                                25% final

 

Letter grades are assigned as follows:

Numeric Grade Letter Grade

 

90 and above A

88–90 A-

85–88 B+

82–85 B

80–82 B-

77–80 C+

73–77 C

70–73 C-

67–70 D+

63–67 D

60–63 D   

below 60 F

 

Grades are not changed unless a grading error has been made.

 

Academic Dishonesty: All work must be strictly the work of each individual student and any cases of academic dishonesty will be treated in accordance with the published departmental policy.

 

Other policies: Late assignments, missed quizzes, and tests, cannot be made up unless the student has obtained prior approval or there are extenuating circumstances, such as medical problems accompanied by an written explanation from a doctor.