CS-384 Design of Operating Systems

Dr. Mark J. Sebern

Winter quarter 1998-1999

Course objectives

On successful completion of this course, the student will:

• understand operating system process management
• understand concurrent processes and synchronization techniques
• understand operating system memory management
• understand input/output handling in operating systems
• understand file system interfaces and implementation
• understand and be able to apply UNIX system calls
• be able to design and implement a simple real-time operating system
• be able to enhance and extend an existing software system
• be able to perform independent research on a focused technical topic
• be able to document research results in a technical paper
• be able to communicate research results in a brief oral presentation

Textbook

The course textbook is Operating System Concepts (fifth edition), by Abraham Silberschatz and Peter B. Galvin, Addison-Wesley, 1998, ISBN 0-201-59113-8.

Schedule

See the tentative course schedule for lecture topics, lab projects, and exams.

Course policies

My general course policies apply to this course.

Mailing list

The listserv for this course is cs384-2; please sign up.

Grading algorithm

Note that this algorithm indicates how a grade will be determined for students who have successfully demonstrated mastery of the course objectives. An acceptable level of success in meeting all course objectives is a prerequisite for a passing grade in the course.

This page was last updated on November 28, 1998; send comments to Mark Sebern.

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