CMSC 125 Operating Systems

Second Semester 2011-2012

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Course Information

Course Number: CMSC 125
Course Title: Operating Systems
Description: Processor management, memory management, file and disk management, resource management, concurrent processes, networks and distributed systems.
Prerequisites(Official): CMSC 123 or COI
Prerequisites(Recommended): CMSC 131 and CMSC 124
Lecture: Section ST, 8-9 TTh ICS MH

Instructor Information

Lecture:
Joseph Anthony C. Hermocilla (jachermocilla@gmail.com)
PhySci C120

Laboratory:
Maverick C. Crisostomo (mccrisostomo@uplb.edu.ph)
PhySci C114

Joman Emmanuel I. Encinas (jeiencinas@uplb.edu.ph)
PhySci C118

Juan Miguel J. Bawagan (jmjbawagan@uplb.edu.ph)
PhySci C114

Student Assistant:
TBA

Aim

The aim of this course is to introduce students to operating systems concepts

Objectives

At the end of this course the students should be able to:

Describe the purpose and functions of an operating system;
Design and implement programs to perform simple operating system tasks; and
Evaluate the performance of different operating system algorithms.

Topics

Overview

Introduction
Computer Systems Structures
Operating System Structures

Process Management

Processes
CPU Scheduling
Process Synchronization
Deadlocks

Storage Management

Memory Management
Virtual Memory
File-Systen Interface
File-System Implementation

I/O Systems

I/O Systems
Secondary-Storage Structure
Tertiary-Storage Structure

Protection

Protection

Evaluation/Grading(tentative)

(A) 3 Long Exams 45%

(B) Quizzes 5%

(C) Project 10%

(D) Laboratory 40%

(E) Prefinal A+B+C+D

(F) Final Exam 100%

(G) Final Grade 20%xF+80%xE

Schedule (tentative)

Week Lec Date Topic Readings Slides Laboratory

1 1 11/08/11 T Introduction

2 11/10/11 Th

2 3 11/15/11 T Review of Unix/Linux Basic/Advanced Commands

4 11/17/11 Th

3 5 11/22/11 T Bash Shell Scripting

6 11/24/11 Th

4 7 11/29/11 T Understanding the PC Boot Process: Writing a bootloader

8 12/01/11 Th

5 9 12/06/11 T 386 Protected Mode

10 12/08/11 Th

6 11 12/13/11 T CPU Scheduling Simulation: SJF Non-preremptive

12 12/15/11 Th

7 13 01/03/12 T CPU Scheduling Simulation: SJF Pre-emptive

14 01/05/12 Th EXAM 1 (coverage)

8 15 01/10/12 T CPU Scheduling Simulation: Round Robin

16 01/12/12 Th

9 17 01/17/12 T Unix Process Control and Custom Shell: fork(), wait(), and exec() system calls

18 01/19/12 Th

10 19 01/24/12 T Thread Programming Using Pthreads

20 01/26/12 Th

11 21 01/31/12 T Synchronization Problems: Producer-Consumer Problem

22 02/02/12 Th

12 23 02/07/12 T Synchronization Problems: Dining Philisopher's Problem

24 02/09/12 Th EXAM 2

13 25 02/14/12 T Interprocess Communication: Pipes, Signals, Message Queues, Semaphores, Shared Memory

26 02/16/12 Th

14 27 02/21/12 T ICS-OS: Introduction

28 02/23/12 Th

15 29 02/28/12 T ICS-OS: Process Management

30 03/01/12 Th

16 31 03/06/12 T ICS-OS: System Calls and File System

32 03/08/12 Th

17 33 03/13/12 T ICS-OS: Project

34 03/15/12 Th

18 35 03/20/12 T EXAM 3 ICS-OS: Project

Resources

Textbook: [OSBOOK]Operating Systems Concepts by A. Silberschatz and P. Galvin (7th edition, latest is 8th edition)
Supplementary Text and References

Operating Systems: Basic Concepts by E. A. Albacea
The Design of the Unix Operating System by M. J. Bach
Modern Operating Systems: Design and Implementation by A. S. Tanenbaum

Relevant Links to other OS courses

Software

Others(Tutorials, Manuals)

Class Policies

On attendance

Grading Programming Exercises

0 did not submit; no email received; student cheated

1 email received; no attachment found; did not follow submission guidelines

3 program does not compile due to syntax errors;missing files

5 program has sufficient code, builds, but has wrong results when run

7 program has sufficient code, builds, fails on some test case or lacks documentation;

10 program has sufficient code, builds, correct results on all test cases

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(A)	3 Long Exams	45%
(B)	Quizzes	5%
(C)	Project	10%
(D)	Laboratory	40%
(E)	Prefinal	A+B+C+D
(F)	Final Exam	100%
(G)	Final Grade	20%xF+80%xE

Week	Lec	Date	Topic	Readings	Slides	Laboratory
1	1	11/08/11 T				Introduction
1	2	11/10/11 Th				Introduction
2	3	11/15/11 T				Review of Unix/Linux Basic/Advanced Commands
2	4	11/17/11 Th				Review of Unix/Linux Basic/Advanced Commands
3	5	11/22/11 T				Bash Shell Scripting
3	6	11/24/11 Th				Bash Shell Scripting
4	7	11/29/11 T				Understanding the PC Boot Process: Writing a bootloader
4	8	12/01/11 Th				Understanding the PC Boot Process: Writing a bootloader
5	9	12/06/11 T				386 Protected Mode
5	10	12/08/11 Th				386 Protected Mode
6	11	12/13/11 T				CPU Scheduling Simulation: SJF Non-preremptive
6	12	12/15/11 Th				CPU Scheduling Simulation: SJF Non-preremptive
7	13	01/03/12 T				CPU Scheduling Simulation: SJF Pre-emptive
7	14	01/05/12 Th	EXAM 1 (coverage)			CPU Scheduling Simulation: SJF Pre-emptive
8	15	01/10/12 T				CPU Scheduling Simulation: Round Robin
8	16	01/12/12 Th				CPU Scheduling Simulation: Round Robin
9	17	01/17/12 T				Unix Process Control and Custom Shell: fork(), wait(), and exec() system calls
9	18	01/19/12 Th
10	19	01/24/12 T				Thread Programming Using Pthreads
10	20	01/26/12 Th				Thread Programming Using Pthreads
11	21	01/31/12 T				Synchronization Problems: Producer-Consumer Problem
11	22	02/02/12 Th				Synchronization Problems: Producer-Consumer Problem
12	23	02/07/12 T				Synchronization Problems: Dining Philisopher's Problem
12	24	02/09/12 Th	EXAM 2			Synchronization Problems: Dining Philisopher's Problem
13	25	02/14/12 T				Interprocess Communication: Pipes, Signals, Message Queues, Semaphores, Shared Memory
13	26	02/16/12 Th
14	27	02/21/12 T				ICS-OS: Introduction
14	28	02/23/12 Th				ICS-OS: Introduction
15	29	02/28/12 T				ICS-OS: Process Management
15	30	03/01/12 Th				ICS-OS: Process Management
16	31	03/06/12 T				ICS-OS: System Calls and File System
16	32	03/08/12 Th				ICS-OS: System Calls and File System
17	33	03/13/12 T				ICS-OS: Project
17	34	03/15/12 Th				ICS-OS: Project
18	35	03/20/12 T	EXAM 3			ICS-OS: Project

0	did not submit; no email received; student cheated
1	email received; no attachment found; did not follow submission guidelines
3	program does not compile due to syntax errors;missing files
5	program has sufficient code, builds, but has wrong results when run
7	program has sufficient code, builds, fails on some test case or lacks documentation;
10	program has sufficient code, builds, correct results on all test cases