Operating Systems, Spring 2023 (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: Mon. 13:10-15:00pm, Thu. 9:10-10:00am, R327, 6th Teaching Building
TA: Mr. Chuang (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

May 29, 2023: [NOTE] HW#4 has been announced.
Apr. 24, 2023: [NOTE] HW#3 has been announced.
Apr. 10, 2023: [NOTE] HW#2 has been announced.
Mar. 16, 2023: [NOTE] HW#1 has been announced.
Jan. 13, 2023: The homepage for Operating Systems (Spring 2023, Undergraduates) has been set up.

Tentative Schedule

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

Week	Date	Content	Homework
1	Feb. 20 & 23, 2023	Course Overview Chap. 1, Introduction	Ch.1 will be skimmed.
2	Feb. 27 & Mar. 2, 2023	(2/27: Compensation Leave for 228 Peace Memorial Day) Ch.1
3	Mar. 6 & 9, 2023	Chap. 2, Operating System Structures	Ch.2 will be skimmed. Exercsie #1
4	Mar. 13 & 16, 2023	Chap. 3, Processes	HW#1 Sec.3.8 will be skipped.
5	Mar. 20, 23 & 25, 2023	Chap. 4, Threads & Concurrency 3/25: Make-up Class for Children's Day	Sec.4.5 & 4.6 will be skipped.
6	Mar. 27 & 30, 2023	Chap. 5, CPU Scheduling Process Scheduling in Linux (Chap.7 in ULK3) Chap. 6, Synchronization Tools	Due: HW#1
7	Apr. 3 & 6, 2023	(4/3: Bridge holiday for Children's Day) Ch.6	Sec. 6.4 will be skimmed.
8	Apr. 10 & 13, 2023	Chap. 7, Synchronization Examples	HW#2
9	Apr. 17 & 20, 2023	Synchronization in Linux (Chap.5 in ULK3) Chap. 8, Deadlocks
10	Apr. 24 & 27, 2023	Chap. 9, Main Memory Memory Addressing in Linux (Chap.2 in ULK3) Chap. 10, Virtual Memory	Due: HW#2 HW#3
11	May 1 & 4, 2023	(5/1: Midterm Exam -- Ch.1-9)
12	May 8 & 11, 2023	Ch.10 Memory Management in Linux (Chap.8 in ULK3)
13	May 15 & 18, 2023	Chap. 11, Mass Storage Structure	Due: HW#3
14	May 22 & 25, 2023	Chap. 12, I/O Systems Chap. 13, File-System Interface
15	May 29 & Jun. 1, 2023	Chap. 14, File System Implementation VFS in Linux (Chap.12 in ULK3) Chap. 15, File System Internals	HW#4
16	Jun. 5 & 8, 2023	Chap. 18, Virtual Machines
17	Jun. 12 & 15, 2023	Chap. 18	Due: HW#4
18	Jun. 19 & 22, 2023	(6/19: Final Exam -- (TBD)) (6/22: Leave for Dragon Boat Festival)

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. 30, 2023
HW#2 : Ch.4-6
Due: Apr. 24, 2023
HW#3 : Ch.7-9 (OSc, 9th ed.)
Due: May 15, 2023
HW#4 : Ch.11-12 (OSc, 9th ed.)
Due: Jun. 12, 2023

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

Exams

Midterm Exam: Apr. 17 - 22, 2023.
- Date: May 1, 2023 (TBD)
- Time: 13:10-15:00pm
- Location: R501, Pioneer Building
- Range: Chap. 1-9 (TBD)
  You can check the major topics in Ch.1-10 for preparing your exam.
Final Exam: Jun. 15 - 21, 2023.
- Date: Jun. 19, 2023
- Time: 13:10-15:00pm
- Location: (TBD)
- Range: Chap. 1-15, 18 (TBD)

Score

E-mail: jhwang AT <the domain for our school>
Created: Jan. 13, 2023.
Last Updated: Apr. 24, 2023.