Time	Lecture	Assign	Project	Readings
Part I: Overview
2 weeks	OS Structure and system call interface History, terminology, issues. Data structures,I/O structure, storage structure. Architecture: services, calls, and programs. Architecture: OS organization, OS services. System Calls. Unix/Linux programmer interface. Linux Components	Problem Sets 1-2	Project 1: A Simple Shell	Silberschatz* chaps 1-3
Part II: Device Management
2 weeks	Hardware architecture and OS interface (BIOS) Computer Organization. Device Management.	Problem Sets 3, 4	Project 2: Observing OS Behavior	Silberschatz chaps 4-5
Part III: Process Management
1 week	Processes: Scheduling. Cooperation. Communication. Threads user vs kernel Java theads	Problem Set 5	Project 3: Kernel Timers	Silberschatz chap 6
1 week	CPU scheduling: algorithms thread scheduling	Problem Set 6	Exam 1	Silberschatz chap 7
1 week	Process Synchronization: Critical sections Semaphores Monitors Java Synchronization	Problem Set 7	Project 4: Synchronization	Silberschatz chap 8-9
1 week	Deadlocks Prevention Detection Avoidence	Problem Set 8		Silberschatz chap 10
Part IV: Storeage Management
2 weeks	Memory Management Swapping Paging Segmentation	Problem Sets 9-10	Project 5: Refining the Shell	Silberschatz chap 11
2 weeks	Virtual Memroy. Demand Paging Page Replacement Frame allocation	Problem Sets 11-12	Project 7: Kernel Modules Exam 2	Silberschatz chap 12
2 weeks	File Management. Directory structures File-System structure Allocation methods Free space management I/O hardware I/O interface	Problem Sets 13-14	Project 7: Using Shared Memory	Silberschatz chap 13
Finale
	Final Exam			4:30PM- 7:00PM, Thursday, 6 May

References *Silberschatz: Operating Systems Concepts, 7th ed., Silberschatz, Galvin, Gagne, Wiley, 2005.

Last updated on 08 Jul 2005 by John Barr