Operating Systems

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Catalog Description

Aim

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

Objectives

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

1. describe the purpose and functions of an operating system;
2. design and implement programs to perform simple operating system tasks; and
3. evaluate the performance of different operating system algorithms.

Topics (based on ACM's 2023 Curriculum Guidelines)

1. OS/Overview of Operating Systems
2. OS/Operating System Principles
3. OS/Concurrency
4. OS/Scheduling and Dispatch
5. OS/Memory Management
6. OS/Security and Protection
7. OS/Virtual Machines
8. OS/Device Management
9. OS/File Systems
10. OS/Real Time and Embedded Systems
11. OS/Fault Tolerance
12. OS/System Performance and Evaluation
13. SF/Cross-Layer Communications
14. SF/Resource Allocation and Scheduling
15. SF/Virtualization and Isolation

Evaluation/Grading(may be adjusted)

(A) Two Lecture Exams	40%
(B) Lecture Quizzes/Homeworks	10%
(C) ICS-OS Project (individual)	10%
(D) Laboratory	40%
(E) Final	A+B+C+D=100%

Passing grade is 55%. No grade of 4.0 will be given. Grading scale is shown below.

0.00	54.99	5.0
55.00	59.99	3.0
60.00	64.99	2.75
65.00	69.99	2.5
70.00	74.99	2.25
75.00	79.99	2.0
80.00	84.99	1.75
85.00	89.99	1.5
90.00	94.99	1.25
95.00	100	1.0

Attendance Policy

Universiry Policy on Attendance will apply.

Collaboration Policy

All activities will be done individually.

Honor Code

• Properly acknowledge help received by indicating your sources in your submissions.
• No looking at solutions/programs from previous years.
• No sharing of code with other students.
• Be ready to explain your code.

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