CSE 7343/5343, Spring 2003
Operating Systems and System Software
Prof. Jeff Tian, CSE/SoE/SMU, Dallas, TX 75275
Phone: (214)768-2861; Fax: (214)768-3085
E-mail: tian@engr.smu.edu; Webpage: http://www.engr.smu.edu/~tian/class/7343.03s
List of Topics and Tentative Schedule
- Week 1: Introduction/History, Ch1, Ch2, Ch3.
- Week 2: Processes and threads, Ch4, Ch5.
- Week 3: CPU scheduling, Ch6.
- Week 4: Process Synchronization/IPC, Ch7.
- Week 5.1: Design/implementation issues, exam review.
- 2/13/2003: Exam#1.
- Week 6: Deadlocks, Ch8.
- Week 7: Distributed coordination, Ch17 (and Ch14).
- Week 8: Memory management, Ch9.
- Week 9: Spring break (no classes).
- Week 10: Virtual memory, Ch10.
- Week 11.1: Design/implementation issues, exam review.
- 3/27/2003: Exam#2.
- Week 12: Testing issues (queuing and synchronization).
- Week 13: Files, I/O, storage, Ch11, Ch12, Ch13, Ch14.
- Week 14: Protection and security, Ch18, Ch19.
- Week 15: Distributed OS, Ch15, Ch16, Ch17.
- Week 16.1: Design/implementation issues, exam review.
- 5/1/2003: Reading day (no class).
- 5/7/2003, 8:00am - 11:00am: Final Exam.
Prepared by Jeff Tian
(tian@engr.smu.edu).
Last update Jan. 6, 2003.