Operating Systems, Spring 2020 (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 csie DOT <the domain for our school>
Office: R1534, Technology Building, ext. 4238
Office Hours: Mon. 15:10-17:00pm, Tue. & Thu. 10:10-12:00am
Class Hours: Wed. 10:10-12:00am, Thu. 9:10-10:00am, R327, 6th Teaching Building
TA: (TBD) (R1424, Technology Building)
Textbook: Operating System Concepts, 9th ed., by Abraham Silberschatz, Peter Baer Galvin, and Greg Gagne, John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2013.
- Note: The latest edition is the 10th edition, which is available as "Asia Edition" in Taiwan. I will try to cover some of the latest topics whenever possible.
- Note: Earlier editions (such as 8th 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, 4th ed., by Andrew S. Tanenbaum and Herbert Bos, Prentice-Hall, 2015. (MOS4)

Latest News

Jul. 7, 2020: [NOTE] The current total score has been announced. Please check if there's any questions before Jul. 9.
Jul. 01, 2020: [NOTE] The scores for HW#3 and HW#4 have been announced.
Jun. 11, 2020: [NOTE] The score of midterm exam has been announced.
Jun. 4, 2020: [NOTE] HW#4 has been announced.
Apr. 16, 2020: [NOTE] HW#2 has been announced.
Mar. 1, 2020: The homepage for Operating Systems (Spring 2020, Undergraduates) has been set up.

Tentative Schedule

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

Week	Date	Content	Homework
1	Mar. 4-5, 2020	Course Overview Chap. 1, Introduction	Ch.1 will be skimmed.
2	Mar. 11-12, 2020	Chap. 2, Operating System Structures	Ch. 2 will be skimmed. Exercsie #1
3	Mar. 18-19, 2020	Chap. 3, Processes	3/19: HW#1 Sec.3.8 will be skipped.
4	Mar. 25-26, 2020	Chap. 4, Threads & Concurrency Processes and Threads in Linux (Chap.3 in ULK3)	Sec.4.5 & 4.6 will be skipped.
5	Apr. 1-2, 2020	Chap. 5, CPU Scheduling Process Scheduling in Linux (Chap.7 in ULK3) (4/2: Compensation Leave)
6	Apr. 8-9, 2020	Chap. 6, Synchronization Tools	Sec. 6.4 will be skimmed. 4/9 Due: HW#1
7	Apr. 15-16, 2020	Chap. 7, Synchronization Examples Synchronization in Linux (Chap.5 in ULK3)	4/16: HW#2
8	Apr. 22-23, 2020	(Leave for WWW 2020)
9	Apr. 29-30, 2020	Chap. 8, Deadlocks	4/30 Due: HW#2
10	May 6-7, 2020	(5/6: Midterm Exam)
11	May 13-14, 2020	(5/13: Practice for Distance Learning) Chap. 9, Main Memory Memory Addressing in Linux (Chap.2 in ULK3)
12	May 20-21, 2020	(5/21: Practice for Distance Learning) Chap. 10, Virtual Memory Memory Management in Linux (Chap.8 in ULK3)	5/20 HW#3
13	May 27-28, 2020	Chap. 11, Mass Storage Structure Chap. 12, I/O Systems
14	Jun. 3-4, 2020	Chap. 13, File-System Interface Chap. 14, File System Implementation	6/3 Due: HW#3 6/4 HW#4
15	Jun. 10-11, 2020	VFS in Linux (Chap.12 in ULK3) Chap. 15, File System Internals
16	Jun. 17-18, 2020	Chap. 18, Virtual Machines	6/18 Due: HW#4
17	Jun. 24-25, 2020	Chap. 18 Chap.17, Protection (6/25: Leave for Dragon Boat Festival)
18	Jul. 1-2, 2020	(7/1: Final Exam)

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 at least 3-4 homeworks during this semester.

HW#1: Ch.1-3
Due: extended to Apr. 9, 2020
HW#2: Ch.4-6
Due: Apr. 30, 2020
HW#3: Ch.7-9 (OSc, 9th ed.)
Due: Jun. 3, 2020
HW#4: Ch.11-12 (OSc, 9th ed.)
Due: Jun. 18, 2020

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

Exams

Midterm Exam: Apr. 27 - May 1, 2020.
- Date: May 6, 2020 (TBD)
- Time: 10:10-12:00am
- Location: R327, 6th Teaching Building
- Range: (TBD), potentially Chap. 1-8
  You can check the major topics in Ch.1-10 for preparing your exam.
Final Exam: Jun. 29 - Jul. 3, 2020.
- Date: Jul. 1, 2020
- Time: 10:10-12:00am
- Location: R327, 6th Teaching Building
- Range: (TBD), potentially Chap. 1-15, 18

Score

Current Score (including HW#1- HW#4, Midterm Exam, and Final Exam, as of Jul. 7, 2020)
Please check if there's any questions before Jul. 9.

E-mail: jhwang AT csie DOT <the domain for our school>
Created: Feb. 29, 2020.
Last Updated: Jul. 7, 2020.