CS 4302: Operating Systems - Angelo State University

CS 4302: Operating Systems
Spring 2013
Instructor Dr. Mark Crouch
Office MCS 205 G
Telephone 325-942-2100 ext. 215
E-Mail Address Mark.Crouch@angelo.edu
Web Sites http://cs.angelo.edu/~mcrouch
http://blackboard.angelo.edu
Office Hours MW 9:30 a.m. – 12 noon; 1:00 p.m. – 2 p.m.
TR 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Fri 9:30 a.m. – 12 noon
And by appointment
Prerequisites CS 2305 and CS 3304
Course Objectives http://www.angelo.edu/dept/computer_science/documents/Syllabi/CS%204302.pdf
Text Operating Systems Concepts Essentials – 9 th Edition – by Abraham Silberschatz,
Peter B. Galvin, Greg Gagne ISBN 978-1-118-12938-8
Grading Attendance – 300 points (30 classes @ 10 points per class)
Projects – 1000 points (5 group projects @ 200 points per project)
Exams - 1200 points (5 plus a final @ 200 points per exam)
Total Points Possible: 2500
A = 2250-2500 points
B = 2000-2249 points
C = 1750-1999 points
D = 1500-1749 points
F = less than 1500 points
Attendance Attendance is required by ASU and attendance will be checked daily (see above
point scale). Attendance points are awarded FOR attending class. Points are NOT
taken away for absences. In order to receive at a passing grade for the course,
students MUST attend at least 21 classes (70 percent). Further details on the
attendance policy will be discussed on the first class day.
Projects Projects must be submitted prior to class time on the date they are due. Projects
turned in late will receive zero points. All projects will be submitted to the
instructor using ASU’s Blackboard Learning System. The Blackboard Learning
System will date/time stamp all submissions.
Exam policy Exams are online and will be given as scheduled in the computer lab. Make-up
exams will be considered on an individual basis for dire emergencies only. The
student is responsible for initiating any dialog regarding make-up exams.
University Policies Academic honesty (Student Handbook) - click here.
Persons with disabilities requiring accommodations (OP 10.15) – click here.
Student absence for observance of a religious holy day (OP 10.19) – click here.
MFAT Exam: CS 4302 is considered a capstone course. Graduating Seniors MUST take the MFAT
(Major Field Assessment Test). The MFAT is administered by the Testing Center in the
Division of Continuing Studies. Multiple testing sessions will be scheduled late in the
semester. Students will register for a particular session by phoning Continuing Studies
(2339). Continuing Studies will determine the times and places of the administrations.
Immediately after each administration of the test, a list of students who have taken the test
will be sent to the Math & Computer Science Department and to the Dean of the College of
Arts and Sciences. No student will be certified for graduation who has not taken the
MFAT.

CS 4302
CLASS SCHEDULE Spring 20132
Jan 15 Tuesday Introduction to course / Chapter 1 - Introduction to Operating Systems
17 Thursday Chapter 1 & Chapter 2 – Operating-System Structures
22 Tuesday Chapter 2
24 Thursday Exam 1 (Chapters 1 & 2)
29 Tuesday Chapter 4 - Threads
31 Thursday Chapter 5 – Process Synchronization .................................... Project 1 due
Feb 5 Tuesday Chapter 6 – CPU Scheduling
7 Thursday Chapter 7 - Deadlocks
12 Tuesday Exam 2 (Chapters 4, 5, 6 & 7)
14 Thursday Chapter 8 – Main Memory
21 Tuesday Chapter 9 – Virtual Memory ................................................. Project 2 due
23 Thursday Exam 3 (Chapters 8 & 9)
26 Tuesday Chapter 10 – Storage Management
28 Thursday Chapter 11 – File-System Interface
Mar 5 Tuesday Chapter 12 – File-System Implementation
7 Thursday Chapter 12 ............................................................................. Project 3 due
11-15 Spring Break – No Classes
21 Tuesday Chapter 13 – I/O Systems
23 Thursday Exam 4 (Chapter 10, 11, 12 & 13)
26 Tuesday Chapter 14 - Protection
28 Thursday Chapter 15 - Security
Apr 2 Tuesday Chapter 16 – Virtual Machines
4 Thursday Chapter 17 – Distributed Systems ......................................... Project 4 due
9 Tuesday Exam 5 (Chapters 14, 15, 16 & 17)
11 Thursday Chapter 18 – The Linux System
16 Tuesday Chapter 18
18 Thursday Chapter 19 – Windows 7
23 Tuesday Chapter 19 ............................................................................. Project 5 due
25 Thursday Chapter 20 – Influential Operating Systems
30 Tuesday Chapter 20
May 1 Thursday Appendix A – BSD Unix
Final Exam (Chapters 18, 19, 20 and BSD Unix): Thursday, May 9, 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.