Operating Systems

Instructor: Dr. Robert Walker walker@cs.kent.edu MSB 233a, (330) 672-9055 Office hours = most afternoons 2-3pm, or by appt.	Teaching Assistant: Mr. Dean Zeller dzeller@cs.kent.edu MSB 352, (330) 871-2365 Office hours = 12:30-2:00pm TR, or by appt.
Syllabus Syllabus (8/29/06)	Resources OSC Student Companion Site (see "Lecture Slides") My previous OS course web pages: Fall 2002 Fall 2001 Fall 2000 Fall 1998 Fall 1997 Spring 1997
Exams 10/2/06 -- Miderm Exam 1 Exam Solution (covers OSC Chapters 1-3, Lectures 8/28 - 9/25) 10/30/06 -- Miderm Exam 2 Exam Solution (covers OSC Chapters 4-7, Lectures 9/27 - 10/23) 12/13/06 -- Final Exam Exam Solution 10:15am-12:30pm, Wednesday of Final Exam Week (covers OSC Chapters 8-12,15, Lectures 10/25 - 12/6)	Homework Assignments Homework 1 -- Assignment (due on 9/25) Solution Homework 2 -- Assignment (due on 10/25) Solution Homework 3 -- Assignment (due on 11/15) Solution Homework 4 -- Assignment (due on 12/6) Solution
Lecture Notes 8/28/06 -- Course Introduction 8/30/06 -- OSC Chapter 1: Introduction (OSC slides, Walker slides) 9/6/06 -- OSC Chapter 1: Introduction (cont.) 9/11/06 -- OSC Chapter 2: OS Structures (OSC slides, Walker slides) 9/13/06 -- OSC Chapter 2: OS Structures (cont.) 9/18/06 -- OSC Chapter 3: Processes (OSC slides, Walker slides) 9/20/06 -- OSC Chapter 3: Processes (cont.) 9/25/06 -- OSC Chapter 3: Processes (cont.) 9/27/06 -- OSC Chapter 4: Threads (OSC slides, Walker slides) 10/2/06 -- Miderm Exam 1 (covers OSC Chapters 1-3, Lectures 8/28 - 9/25) 10/4/06 -- OSC Chapter 5: CPU Scheduling (OSC slides, Walker slides) 10/9/06 -- OSC Chapter 5: CPU Scheduling (cont.) 10/11/06 -- OSC Chapter 6: Process Synchronization (OSC slides, Walker slides pt. 1, Walker slides pt. 2) 10/16/06 -- OSC Chapter 6: Process Synchronization (cont.) (Walker slides pt. 3) 10/18/06 -- OSC Chapter 7: Deadlock (OSC slides, Walker slides) 10/23/06 -- OSC Chapter 7: Deadlock (cont.) 10/25/06 -- OSC Chapter 8: Memory Management (OSC slides, Walker slides pt. 1)	Lecture Notes (cont.) 10/30/06 -- Miderm Exam 2 (covers OSC Chapters 4-7, Lectures 9/27 - 10/23) 11/1/06 -- OSC Chapter 8: Memory Management (cont.) (Walker slides pt. 2) 11/6/06 -- OSC Chapter 9: Virtual Memory (OSC slides, Walker slides) 11/8/06 -- OSC Chapter 9: Virtual Memory (cont.) 11/13/06 -- OSC Chapter 15: Security (guest lecture by Prof. Michael Rothstein) (OSC slides) 11/15/06 -- OSC Chapter 15: Security (cont.) (guest lecture by Prof. Michael Rothstein) 11/20/06 -- discussion of computing careers 11/22/06 -- Class Cancelled (Thanksgiving) 11/27/06 -- OSC Chapter 10: File System Interface (OSC slides, Walker slides) 11/29/06 -- OSC Chapter 11: File System Implementation (OSC slides, Walker slides) 12/4/06 -- OSC Chapter 12: Mass-Storage Systems (OSC slides, Walker slides) 12/6/06 -- OSC Chapter 12: Mass-Storage Systems (cont.) + class evaluations 12/13/06 -- Final Exam 10:15am-12:30pm, Wednesday of Final Exam Week (covers OSC Chapters 8-12,15, Lectures 10/25 - 12/6)