Catalog Description |
5523 Operating Systems |
Objectives |
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Prerequisites |
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Time and Location |
MW 6:00pm - 7:15pm |
Instructor |
Dr. Turgay Korkmaz
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Office Hours |
TR 11:30am-1:30pm (or by appointment) |
Blackboard Learn | We will be using Blackboard Learn system for important notices, posting/submiting assignments etc. So get used to Blackboard system and Change your email on Blackboard to your favorite email so you can hear from the instructor! |
TA |
TBD |
Required Textbook |
[SGG] Operating System Concepts, by Avi Silberschatz, Peter Baer Galvin, and Greg Gagne (I use the 8th edition with Java, but other editions would be OK, too). Student Companion Site [TS] Distributed Systems: Principles and Paradigms, 2nd edition, by Andrew S. Tanenbaum and Maarten Van Steen |
Reference books (highly recommended) |
[CDKB] Distributed Systems: Concepts and Design, 5th ed. by George Coulouris, Jean Dollimore and Tim Kindberg, Gordon Blair (the 4th edition [CDK] is OK, too). [RR] UNIX Systems Programming, by Kay A. Robbins and Steven Robbins |
Grading |
Final letter grade:
† You are expected to read each chapter before it is covered in class and take hand written notes while studying. You will submit your hand written notes before each class. Keep the copies of your notes which can help you a lot when studying for the exams. Click this link for the tentative reading schedule Note 2: Zero tolerance on cheating Note 3: No make-up exams will be given except for university sanctioned excused absences. If you must miss an exam (for a good reason), it is your responsibility to contact me before the exam by sending an email. Note 4: Filling out the course evaluations for CS 3733 is a requirement for this course; Dates for the online course evaluations will be in April 2017; Students who do not fill out the evaluations are subject to a loss of one full letter grade. |
Attendance Policies |
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Assignments |
We will have 3-4 Problem solving assignments and 4 Programming assignments: Officially they will be posted and submitted through the BB (BlackBoard) LEARN !!!! NO LATE HOMEWORK WILL BE ACCEPTED !!! |
Course Topics |
This course covers the principles of operating systems theory and practice as well as distributed operating systems. Fundamental concepts such as processes and threads, synchronization and concurrency, communication, remote method invocation, security, distributed file systems and name services will be presented. The principles and implementation of the software necessary to manage system resources in a distributed environment will also be addressed. A core knowledge of basic operating systems concepts, such as process/IPC, virtual memory and I/O, are assumed and will be reviewed very quickly. You will be programming in C/C++ and/or Java. Part I (Basic Operating System Concepts)
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Computer Accounts |
You will have an account on the CS network as long as you are enrolled in a CS course at UTSA. This account gives you access to Windows and Linux in various CS laboratories. You may also access your account from off-campus via the Internet using secure shell. A free version of secure shell is available at http://www.cs.utsa.edu/~javalab/lab/SSHSecureShellClient-3.2.0.exe, if you wish to install it on your home machine. After installing and running SSH: Click Quick Connect, enter the hostname
given in the class, enter your account id. |
Course expectations for professional conduct |
Students will treat their classroom obligations as they would any serious professional engagement.
These obligations include:
Note: Turn off and put away all cell phones, iPods, and other electronic devices. You should only have class materials on your desk. You should only have the course web pages, and the classroom query software up on your screen. The instructor and TAs can observe and will record incidents of inattention, which will seriously impact the Homework/Attendance/Participation portion of your grade. Unauthorized electronic devices in use or on the desktop during class are subject to confiscation. |
Academic Dishonesty |
As an entity of The University of Texas at San Antonio, the Department of Computer Science is committed to the development of its students and to the promotion of personal integrity and self-responsibility. The assumption that a student's work is a fair representation of the student's ability to perform forms the basis for departmental and institutional quality. All students within the Department are expected to observe appropriate standards of conduct. Acts of scholastic dishonesty such as cheating, plagiarism, collusion, the sub- mission for credit of any work or materials that are attributable in whole or in part to another person, taking an examination for another person, any act designated to give un- fair advantage to a student, or the attempt to commit such acts will not be tolerated. The Coordinator for Student Judicial A®airs or faculty may initiate disciplinary proceedings against any student accused of scholastic dishonesty. Consequences of academic dishonesty may be as severe as dismissal from the University. See the website for the Students Code of Conduct at http://www.utsa.edu/infoguide/appendiceb.cfm for more information. |
University Policies | For common syllabus information that should be part of every
syllabus, see the page
http://utsa.edu/syllabus
It includes the links and the mandatory administrative information concerning disability services, the academic dishonesty policy, and other important issues. Note: (a) Students are not automatically dropped from a class if they stop attending the class. (b) University policy does not permit visitors in a class. (c) University policy does not permit faculty or office staff to report grades by telephone, fax, or email. |
Disclaimer |
This syllabus is provided for informational purposes regarding the anticipated course content and schedule of this course. It is based upon the most recent information available on the date of its issuance and is as accurate and complete as possible. The instructor reserves the right to make any changes deemed necessary and/or appropriate. The instructor will make his or her best efforts to communicate any changes in the syllabus in a timely manner. Students are responsible for being aware of these changes. |