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CSc 284 - Operating Systems

Instructor: Fikret Ercal
Office Hours: 1-3 pm Mondays and 11-12 Wed. or by appointment (in CS 314)

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Grader: Neelanjana Dutta( nd2n8@mst.edu)
Office Hours: M, W – 2:00 to 4:00pm; Friday – 11 to 1pm (in CS 304):

RECITATION SESSIONS:
There will be recitation sessions for assignments. Students are highly recommended to attend these sessions.
The times will be announced in class.

Assignments and Announcements

FINAL - Dec. 16, Tuesday 10:00-11:30 in Room CS-216
TEST MATERIALS (Partial)

• Q/A Pool III
• VIDEO: Triumph of the Nerds ........ TV Transcripts

Tentative schedule for the rest of the semester

Assignment 4: GROUP CHAT (using sockets and posix threads), Due: Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008, 11:59 p.m. ........... Grading Rubric ........... Submission Instructions
RELATED MATERIALS

• Recitation Session on Tuesday, Nov. 18th, 5:30-7:00pm in CS 209.
• networks-IPC slides
• Internet Socket Example - server code ....... client code
• Internet Socket Example - Server code to handle 2 clients simultaneously (Parent & Child)
• IPC-Handout for UNIX sockets
• POSIX Thread Library Essentials
• UNIX Signals (ppt slides)
• Signal Handlers: Sample Programs

Program Submission Instructions

Lecture venue - 216 Computer Science Building Egress map (emergency exit route)

Syllabus, Guidelines, and Some Handouts

• Syllabus Fall 2008
• Q/A Pool I
• Q/A Pool II
• Q/A Pool III - needs more update!
• OS Glossary I (Word File with definitions)
• Sample C shell files: .cshrc file ... A Sample .alias file ... .usercshrc file ... .login file ... .userlogin file
• C Language - Tutorial-1 ...... C Language - Tutorial-2
• Makefile Tutorials
• Shell Scripting - Examples
• UNIX stuff - fork(), exec(), etc.
• Signal Handlers: Sample Programs
• Multithreading - Sample Programs
• UNIX pipe(): Sample Programs
• Internet Socket Example - server code ....... client code
• Internet Socket Example - Server code to handle 2 clients one at a time
• Internet Socket Example - Server code to handle 2 clients simultaneously (Parent & Child)
• IPC-Handout for UNIX sockets
• VIDEO: Triumph of the Nerds ........ TV Transcripts

Lecture Slides (Powerpoint)

• Chapter 1
• Introduction to UNIX
• Chapter 2
• Chapter 3
• Chapter 4
• Chapter 5
• UNIX Pipes (ppt slides)
• UNIX Signals (ppt slides)
• Chapter 6
• Chapter 7
• Chapter 8
• Chapter 17: Networking
• Chapter 9
• Chapter 10
• Chapter 11
• Chapter 11-supplement
• Chapter 12
• Chapters 14-15: Security
• Chapter 16: Distributed Processing, Client/Server

Tests

• Test I, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008
  RELATED MATERIALS
  • Q/A Pool I
  • OS Glossary I (Word File with definitions)
  • UNIX stuff - fork(), exec(), etc.
• Test II, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008
  RELATED MATERIALS
  • Q/A Pool II
  • UNIX pipe(): Sample Programs
• Final Exam, 11 am, Thursday, Dec. 6, 2007 in Room CS 216
  TEST MATERIALS (Partial)
  • Q/A Pool II
  • VIDEO: Triumph of the Nerds ........ TV Transcripts
  • OS Glossary I (Word File with definitions)

Programming Assignments - Fall 07

• Assignment 1: Shell Scripting; Due: Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2008, 11:59 p.m. ........... Important Supplement for Assignment 1 ........... Sample run ........... Grading Rubric ........... Solution to assignment 1
  RELATED MATERIALS
  • Sample Shell Scripts
  • Shell Scripting Handout
  • Shell Scripting Primer 1
  • Linux Shell Scripting Tutorial
  • Bourne Shell Programming
  • Bash by example, Part 1
  • Bash by example, Part 2
• Assignment 2: Threads, critical sections, and mutual exclusion; Due: Monday, Oct. 13, 2008, 11:59 p.m. ........... Father file ........... Mother file ........... Daughter file
  ........... Grading Rubric ........... Threads supplement for Asg#2 ........... Submission Instructions
  There will be a recitation session on Thursday (Oct. 2) from 5:30 pm.
  RELATED MATERIALS
  • Multithreading - Sample Programs
  • Chapter 4
  • Chapter 5
• Assignment 3: Memory Management - Due: Friday, Nov.7, 2008, 11:59 p.m. ........... Program List ........... Program Trace ........... Grading Rubric ........... Submission Instructions ........... supplement for Asg#3
  ASSISTANCE FOR ASSIGNMENT 3
  • A Recitation session will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 29th, 5 PM in Room CS-216
  • Chapter 8

Useful Links

Technical Resources and Course Web Site for
Operating Systems, Sixth Edition, William Stallings

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