Operating Systems, Spring 2024 (Undergraduates)

This course offers an introduction to the concepts and principles in modern operating systems. This is offered as a required course in the undergraduate program.

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: Wed. 10:10-11:00am, Thu. 10:10-12:00am, R501, Pioneer Building
TA: Mr. Hung & Mr. Yang (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. (MOS4)

Latest News

Apr. 25, 2024: [NOTE] HW#3 has been announced.
Apr. 17, 2024: Due to the potential construction work in Teaching Building 3, the final exam will be two weekes earlier than the end of the semester. The last two weeks of this semester will be online.
Apr. 11, 2024: [NOTE] HW#2 has been announced.
Mar. 18, 2024: Note that there will be no class for the whole day on Mar. 20 for the Annual Sports Meet. But if the Sports Meet were cancelled due to the rain, the class will be held as usual.
Mar. 14, 2024: [NOTE] HW#1 has been announced.
Feb. 19, 2024: The homepage for Operating Systems (Spring 2024, Undergraduates) has been set up.

Tentative Schedule

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

Week	Date	Content	Homework
1	Feb. 21 & 22, 2024	Course Overview Chap. 1, Introduction	Ch.1 will be skimmed.
2	Feb. 28 & 29, 2024	(2/28: Leave for 228 Peace Memorial Day) Ch.1
3	Mar. 6 & 7, 2024	Chap. 2, Operating System Structures	Ch.2 will be skimmed. Exercsie #1
4	Mar. 13 & 14, 2024	Chap. 3, Processes	HW#1 Sec.3.8 will be skipped.
5	Mar. 20 & 21, 2024	(3/20: Leave for Annual Sports Meet) Chap. 4, Threads & Concurrency	Sec.4.5 & 4.6 will be skipped.
6	Mar. 27 & 28, 2024	Chap. 5, CPU Scheduling Process Scheduling in Linux (Chap.7 in ULK3)	Due: HW#1
7	Apr. 3 & 4, 2024	Ch.5 (4/4: Leave for Children's Day)
8	Apr. 10 & 11, 2024	Chap. 6, Synchronization Tools	4/11: HW#2	Sec. 6.4 will be skimmed.
9	Apr. 17 & 18, 2024	Chap. 7, Synchronization Examples Synchronization in Linux (Chap.5 in ULK3) Chap. 8, Deadlocks
10	Apr. 24 & 25, 2024	Chap. 9, Main Memory Memory Addressing in Linux (Chap.2 in ULK3) Chap. 10, Virtual Memory	Due: HW#2 HW#3
11	May 1 & 2, 2024	(5/2: Midterm Exam -- Ch.1-9)
12	May 8 & 9, 2024	Ch.10 Memory Management in Linux (Chap.8 in ULK3)	Due: HW#3
13	May 15 & 16, 2024	Chap. 11, Mass Storage Structure
14	May 22 & 23, 2024	Chap. 13, File-System Interface
15	May 29 & 30, 2024	Chap. 14, File System Implementation VFS in Linux (Chap.12 in ULK3) Chap. 15, File System Internals	HW#4
16	Jun. 5 & 6, 2024	(6/6: Final Exam -- (TBD))
17	Jun. 12 & 13, 2024 (online)	Chap. 18, Virtual Machines	Due: HW#4
18	Jun. 19 & 20, 2024 (online)	Chap. 18 Chap. 12, I/O Systems

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 homeworks during this semester.

HW#1 : Ch.1-3
Due: Mar. 28, 2024
HW#2 : Ch.4-6
Due: May 1, 2024
HW#3 : Ch.7-9
Due: May 9, 2024
HW#4 : Ch.10-12

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

Exams

Midterm Exam: Apr. 15 - 20, 2024.
- Date: May 2, 2024
- Time: 10:10-12:00am
- Location: R501, Pioneer Building
- Range: Chap. 1-9
  You can check the major topics in Ch.1-9 for preparing your exam.
Final Exam: Jun. 17 - 22, 2024.
- Date: Jun. 6, 2024
- Time: 10:10-12:00am
- Location: R501, Pioneer Building
- Range: Chap. 1-11, 13-15 (TBD)

Score

E-mail: jhwang AT <the domain for our school>
Created: Feb. 19, 2024.
Last Updated: Apr. 26, 2024.