Operating Systems, Spring 2026 (Undergraduates)

Course Information

• Instructor: Jenq-Haur Wang
• E-mail: jhwang AT <the domain for our school>
• Office: R1534, Technology Building, ext. 4238
• Office Hours: Tue & Fri. 9:10-12:00am
• Class Hours: Tue. 13:10-15:00pm, Thu. 9:10-10:00am, R501, Pioneer Building
• TA: (TBD) (R1424, Technology Building)
• Textbook: Operating System Concepts, 10th ed., by Abraham Silberschatz, Peter Baer Galvin, and Greg Gagne, John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2019.
  • Note: Earlier editions (such as 9th ed. or Java version) of the textbook is also acceptable. Changes in the latest edition will be mentioned whenever applicable.
  • Note: Please do not confuse it with the authors' new version called "Operating System Concepts Essentials, 2nd Edition", which covers most of the core topics in the contemporary operating systems. Some chapters were removed, such as Deadlocks, Virtual Machines, and Distributed Systems, some of which will still be covered in this course.
• References:
  • Modern Operating Systems, 5th ed., by Andrew S. Tanenbaum and Herbert Bos, Prentice-Hall, 2022. (MOS5)
  • Ann McHoes, Ida M. Flynn, Understanding Operating Systems, 8th Ed., Cengage Learning, 2017.

  Latest News

  • Feb. 2, 2026: The homepage for Operating Systems (Spring 2026, Undergraduates) has been set up.

  Tentative Schedule

  NOTE: The tentative schedule and the slides are subject to changes.

  Week	Date	Content	Homework
  1	Feb. 24 & 26, 2026	Course Overview
  2	Mar. 3 & 5, 2026	Chap. 1, Introduction Chap. 2, Operating System Structures	Ch.1 & Ch.2 will be skimmed.
  3	Mar. 10 & 12, 2026	Ch.2 Chap. 3, Processes	Exercise #1 Sec.3.8 will be skipped.
  4	Mar. 17 & 19, 2026	Chap. 4, Threads & Concurrency	HW#1 Sec.4.5 & 4.6 will be skipped.
  5	Mar. 24 & 26, 2026	Chap. 5, CPU Scheduling
  6	Mar. 31 & Apr. 2, 2026	Process Scheduling in Linux (Chap.7 in ULK3)	Due: HW#1
  7	Apr. 7 & 9, 2026	Chap. 6, Synchronization Tools	Sec. 6.4 will be skimmed.
  8	Apr. 14 & 16, 2026	Chap. 7, Synchronization Examples Synchronization in Linux (Chap.5 in ULK3)	HW#2
  9	Apr. 21 & 23, 2026	Chap. 8, Deadlocks
  10	Apr. 28 & 30, 2026	Chap. 9, Main Memory Memory Addressing in Linux (Chap.2 in ULK3)	Due: HW#2 HW#3
  11	May 5 & 7, 2026	(5/5: Midterm Exam -- Ch.1-9) (TBD)
  12	May 12 & 14, 2026	Chap. 10, Virtual Memory Memory Management in Linux (Chap.8 in ULK3)	Due: HW#3
  13	May 19 & 21, 2026	Chap. 11, Mass Storage Structure
  14	May 26 & 28, 2026	Chap. 13, File-System Interface
  15	Jun. 2 & 4, 2026	Chap. 14, File System Implementation VFS in Linux (Chap.12 in ULK3) Chap. 15, File System Internals	HW#4
  16	Jun. 9 & 11, 2026	Chap. 18, Virtual Machines
  17	Jun. 16 & 18, 2026	Chap.18 (Chap. 12, I/O Systems)	Due: HW#4
  18	Jun. 23 & 25, 2026	(6/23: Final Exam -- Ch.1-11, 13-15, 18) (TBD)

  Homework Assignments

  Please hand in your homework in paper form or in electronic files before deadline.
  Programs or homework in electronic files must be submitted to me via our submission site as follows:
  • Program Submission Site: iSchool+
  • User Account: your account in Taipei Tech Portal
  • Program Uploading: Please compress source codes and documentation in a .zip file, and clearly name your program files.
    Note: If your program needs special environment or tool to compile or run, please write documentation about it.
  There will be around 4-5 homeworks during this semester.
  1. HW#1 : Ch.1-3
  2. HW#2 : Ch.4-6
  3. HW#3 : Ch.7-9
  4. HW#4 : Ch.10-11, 14

  If you have any questions about the homework, please contact with the TA via e-mail.

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  Exams

  1. Midterm Exam: Apr. 20 - 24, 2026.
     
     • Date: May 5, 2026
     • Time: 13:10-15:00pm
     • Location: R501, Pioneer Building
     • Range: Chap. 1-9
       You can check the major topics in Ch.1-9 for preparing your exam.
     
     
  2. Final Exam: Jun. 22 - 26, 2026.
     
     • Date: Jun. 23, 2026
     • Time: 13:10-15:00pm
     • Location: R501, Pioneer Building
     • Range: Chap. 1-11, 13-15, 18
       Major Focus: Memory management, Storage Management, File Systems
       Note: Open-book, No electronic devices

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  Score

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  E-mail: jhwang AT <the domain for our school>
  Created: Feb. 2, 2026.
  Last Updated: Feb. 2, 2026.