Operating Systems (Fall 2014) Course Outline - Revision history

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	*'''Institution:''' Carleton University, School of Computer Science		*'''Institution:''' Carleton University, School of Computer Science
	*'''Instructor:''' [http://people.scs.carleton.ca/~soma Anil Somayaji] (anil.somayaji at carleton.ca): Wed. 1-3 PM in HP 5137		*'''Instructor:''' [http://people.scs.carleton.ca/~soma Anil Somayaji] (anil.somayaji at carleton.ca): Wed. 1-3 PM in HP 5137
	*'''Teaching Assistants:''' (office hours in HP 1170)<br>Ann (Annie) Fry (afry at ccsl.carleton.ca): Wed. 10 AM-12 PM<br>Hala Assal (HalaAssal at cmail.carleton.ca): Mon. 10:30-12:30 <br>Michael Bingham (mbingham at ccsl.carleton.ca): Tue. 1-3 PM		*'''Teaching Assistants:''' (office hours in HP 1170)<br>Ann (Annie) Fry (afry at ccsl.carleton.ca): Wed. 10 AM to 12 PM<br>Hala Assal (HalaAssal at cmail.carleton.ca): Mon. 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM<br>Michael Bingham (mbingham at ccsl.carleton.ca): Tue. 1-3 PM
	*'''Lectures:''' Wed. and Fri 8:35-9:55 AM in TB 210		*'''Lectures:''' Wed. and Fri 8:35-9:55 AM in TB 210
	*'''Tutorials (in HP 4155):'''<br>Monday 2:30-4 PM (Annie, Hala, Michael) <br>Friday 2:30-4 PM (Anil, Annie, Hala)		*'''Tutorials (in HP 4155):'''<br>Monday 2:30-4 PM (Annie, Hala, Michael) <br>Friday 2:30-4 PM (Anil, Annie, Hala)

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	*'''Title:''' Operating Systems		*'''Title:''' Operating Systems
	*'''Institution:''' Carleton University, School of Computer Science		*'''Institution:''' Carleton University, School of Computer Science
	*'''Instructor:''' [http://people.scs.carleton.ca/~soma Anil Somayaji] (anil.somayaji at carleton.ca): Wed. 1-3 in HP 5137		*'''Instructor:''' [http://people.scs.carleton.ca/~soma Anil Somayaji] (anil.somayaji at carleton.ca): Wed. 1-3 PM in HP 5137
	*'''Teaching Assistants:''' (office hours in HP 1170)<br>Ann (Annie) Fry (afry at ccsl.carleton.ca): Wed. 10-12 <br>Hala Assal (HalaAssal at cmail.carleton.ca): Mon. 10:30-12:30 <br>Michael Bingham (mbingham at ccsl.carleton.ca): Tue. 1-3		*'''Teaching Assistants:''' (office hours in HP 1170)<br>Ann (Annie) Fry (afry at ccsl.carleton.ca): Wed. 10 AM-12 PM<br>Hala Assal (HalaAssal at cmail.carleton.ca): Mon. 10:30-12:30 <br>Michael Bingham (mbingham at ccsl.carleton.ca): Tue. 1-3 PM
	*'''Lectures:''' Wed. and Fri 8:35-9:55 AM in TB 210		*'''Lectures:''' Wed. and Fri 8:35-9:55 AM in TB 210
	*'''Tutorials (in HP 4155):'''<br>Monday 2:30-4 PM (Annie, Hala, Michael) <br>Friday 2:30-p PM (Anil, Annie, Hala)		*'''Tutorials (in HP 4155):'''<br>Monday 2:30-4 PM (Annie, Hala, Michael) <br>Friday 2:30-4 PM (Anil, Annie, Hala)
	*'''Course Website''': http://homeostasis.scs.carleton.ca/wiki/index.php/Operating_Systems_%28Fall_2014%29		*'''Course Website''': http://homeostasis.scs.carleton.ca/wiki/index.php/Operating_Systems_%28Fall_2014%29

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	*'''Institution:''' Carleton University, School of Computer Science		*'''Institution:''' Carleton University, School of Computer Science
	*'''Instructor:''' [http://people.scs.carleton.ca/~soma Anil Somayaji] (anil.somayaji at carleton.ca): Wed. 1-3 in HP 5137		*'''Instructor:''' [http://people.scs.carleton.ca/~soma Anil Somayaji] (anil.somayaji at carleton.ca): Wed. 1-3 in HP 5137
	*'''Teaching Assistants:''' (office hours in HP 1170)<br>Ann (Annie) Fry (afry at ccsl.carleton.ca): ~~TBA~~<br>Hala Assal (HalaAssal at cmail.carleton.ca): ~~TBA~~<br>Michael Bingham (mbingham at ccsl.carleton.ca): ~~TBA~~		*'''Teaching Assistants:''' (office hours in HP 1170)<br>Ann (Annie) Fry (afry at ccsl.carleton.ca): Wed. 10-12 <br>Hala Assal (HalaAssal at cmail.carleton.ca): Mon. 10:30-12:30 <br>Michael Bingham (mbingham at ccsl.carleton.ca): Tue. 1-3
	*'''Lectures:''' Wed. and Fri 8:35-9:55 AM in TB 210		*'''Lectures:''' Wed. and Fri 8:35-9:55 AM in TB 210
	*'''Tutorials (in HP 4155):'''<br>Monday 2:30-4 PM (Annie, Hala, Michael) <br>Friday 2:30-p PM (Anil, Annie, Hala)		*'''Tutorials (in HP 4155):'''<br>Monday 2:30-4 PM (Annie, Hala, Michael) <br>Friday 2:30-p PM (Anil, Annie, Hala)

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Communication

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	Course discussions will be on [http://culearn.carleton.ca cuLearn]. While you may discuss assignments there, do not post outright answers to them. You may post in either the Questions and Answers forum or the General Discussion forum.		Course discussions will be on [http://culearn.carleton.ca cuLearn]. While you may discuss assignments there, do not post outright answers to them. You may post in either the Questions and Answers forum or the General Discussion forum.

	You may get an account on ~~this~~ wiki so you can edit content ~~here~~. Email Prof. Somayaji to get one with your preferred username and email address to which a password should be sent. (Note this is not a requirement.)		You may get an account on class wiki so you can edit content there. Email Prof. Somayaji to get one with your preferred username and email address to which a password should be sent. (Note this is not a requirement.)

	==Collaboration==		==Collaboration==

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 * 20% for weekly assignments (lowest grade dropped)
 * 20% for tutorial participation
-* 25% for the Midterm Exam
+* 25% for the Midterm Exam, on October 22nd (Wednesday) during class
-* 35% for the Final Exam
+* 35% for the Final Exam (during the Final Exam period)
 I also calculate grades using alternative marking schemes at the end of the semester, assigning the highest grade for each student from any of the marking schemes.  Thus your final grade may be higher than might be suggested by strict following of the above scheme.
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 In this course we will primarily working with [http://www.lubuntu.net/ Lubuntu], a low-resource variant of [http://www.ubuntu.com/ Ubuntu] Linux distribution.  You may use other Linux distributions in the tutorials to complete the assigned work; there will be differences, however, in some aspects (such as installing software), particularly if you use a distribution not based on Ubuntu or Debian.
 ==University Policies==

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     sudo apt-get purge virtualbox-guest-x11 virtualbox-guest-utils
 * Install your platform's own Linux guest additions, if available.
 ==University Policies==

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Course Software

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	==Course Software==		==Course Software==

	In this course we will be developing web applications using [http://nodejs.org/ node.js] and [http://www.mongodb.org/ mongoDB]. You are welcome to use whatever operating system and development tools you like; however, we will supporting the use of a course virtual machine appliance running [http://www.lubuntu.net/ Lubuntu], a low-resource variant of [http://www.ubuntu.com/ Ubuntu] Linux distribution.		In this course we will primarily working with [http://www.lubuntu.net/ Lubuntu], a low-resource variant of [http://www.ubuntu.com/ Ubuntu] Linux distribution. You may use other Linux distributions in the tutorials to complete the assigned work; there will be differences, however, in some aspects (such as installing software), particularly if you use a distribution not based on Ubuntu or Debian.

	===In the labs===		===In the labs===

	In the SCS labs you should be able to run the course VM by starting Virtualbox (listed in the Applications menu) and selecting the COMP 2406 virtual machine image. After the VM has fully booted up you ~~can login to~~ the student account ~~using the password "tneduts!". This~~ account has ~~administrative~~ privileges~~; in addition, there is the admin account in case your student account gets corrupted for any reason. The~~ password ~~for it~~ is "~~nimda~~!".		In the SCS labs you should be able to run the course VM by starting Virtualbox (listed in the Applications menu) and selecting the COMP 2406/3000 virtual machine image. After the VM has fully booted you will be automatically logged into the student account; this account has admin privileges and its password is "tneduts!".

	We highly recommend running your VM in full-screen mode (select from the menu, not by maximizing the window). Do all of your work inside of the VM; it should be fast enough and you won't have any issues with sharing files or with firewalls/network connectivity.		We highly recommend running your VM in full-screen mode (select from the menu, not by maximizing the window). Do all of your work inside of the VM; it should be fast enough and you won't have any issues with sharing files or with firewalls/network connectivity.
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	You can save the work you do from the course VM (in the student account) to your SCS account and restore it to any other copy of the class VM (on your machines or in the labs) by running using the following commands:		You can save the work you do from the course VM (in the student account) to your SCS account and restore it to any other copy of the class VM (on your machines or in the labs) by running using the following commands:

	~~save2406~~ <SCS username>		save3000 <SCS username>
	~~restore2406~~ <SCS username>		restore3000 <SCS username>
	~~compare2406~~ <SCS username>		compare3000 <SCS username>

	If you use these commands, '''use them consistently'''. That means run <tt>~~restore2406~~</tt> when you first log in, and run <tt>~~save2406~~</tt> just before logging out. If you don't do this, you will '''erase''' the work that you had done previously when you save.		If you use these commands, '''use them consistently'''. That means run <tt>restore3000</tt> when you first log in, and run <tt>save3000</tt> just before logging out. If you don't do this, you will '''erase''' the work that you had done previously when you save.

	If you forgot to restore and you want to save, try running this:		If you forgot to restore and you want to save, try running this:

	rsync -a -v --progress ~/ <SCS username>@access.scs.carleton.ca:~~COMP2406~~/		rsync -a -v --progress ~/ <SCS username>@access.scs.carleton.ca:COMP3000/

	This is the same as the <tt>~~save2406~~</tt> command minus the options (--delete and --force) that deletes files in the destination that don't exist in the source. As a check, you may want to add the <tt>-n</tt> option to do a dry run.		This is the same as the <tt>save3000</tt> command minus the options (--delete and --force) that deletes files in the destination that don't exist in the source. As a check, you may want to add the <tt>-n</tt> option to do a dry run.

	===Running the VM on your own machines===		===Running the VM on your own machines===

	If you want to run the VM appliance on your own system (running essentially any desktop operating system you want), just download the [~~https~~://~~onedrive~~.~~live~~.~~com~~/~~redir?resid=E6AC3A7CA1F6A174!1729&authkey=!AELr0qhKpw6qOsI&ithint=file~~%~~2cova COMP 2406~~.ova] virtual appliance file and import. The SHA1 hash of this file is:		If you want to run the VM appliance on your own system (running essentially any desktop operating system you want), just download the [http://homeostasis.scs.carleton.ca/~soma/VMs/COMP%202406-3000%20Fall%202014.ova virtual appliance file] and import. The SHA1 hash of this file is:

	~~3c0ad1c89d58b5b9b1225a3a7c876a500e0621a8~~ COMP 2406.ova		e5613881b28be41f49b82730282d40093388ee71 [http://homeostasis.scs.carleton.ca/~soma/VMs/COMP%202406-3000%20Fall%202014.ova COMP 2406-3000 Fall 2014.ova]

	On Windows you can compute this hash for your downloaded file using the command <a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/889768"><tt>FCIV -sha1 COMP 2406.ova</tt></a>. If the hash is different from above, your download has been corrupted.		On Windows you can compute this hash for your downloaded file using the command <a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/889768"><tt>FCIV -sha1 COMP 2406-3000 Fall 2014.ova</tt></a>. If the hash is different from above, your download has been corrupted.

	If the application is not VirtualBox, you'll need to:		If the application is not VirtualBox, you'll need to:
	* Have the VM platform ignore any errors in the structure of the appliance found during the import process;		* Have the VM platform ignore any errors in the structure of the appliance found during the import process;
	* Uninstall the VirtualBox guest additions by typing starting a terminal application and running		* Uninstall the VirtualBox guest additions by typing starting a terminal application and running
	sudo ~~/opt/VBoxGuestAdditions~~-~~4.2.16/uninstall.sh~~		sudo apt-get purge virtualbox-guest-x11 virtualbox-guest-utils
	* Install your platform's own Linux guest additions, if available.		* Install your platform's own Linux guest additions, if available.

	~~===Configuring Linux===~~

	~~If you already run Linux and you want to use the same packages we do in class, you should do the following:~~

	* Install the latest node.js version using [https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Installing-Node.js-via-package-manager a package manager]. (You generally don't use the version that comes with your distribution, it is probably too old.)
	* Install [http://www.mongodb.org/ mongoDB] - it probably goes by mongodb in your package manager. The version doesn't matter too much.
	* For the same editing experience, install [http://www.geany.org/ Geany] (or just use your favorite editor).

	~~Note that the binary of the node.js executable may be <tt>node</tt>, <tt>nodejs</tt>, or something similar.~~

	~~That's it!~~

	~~===Configuring Windows===~~

	~~It is also possible to do everything in this class in Windows. Here are some tips on getting things running.~~

	* You can just install the [http://nodejs.org/download/ windows node package] to get basic node and npm functionality.
	* [[Run MongoDB on Windows]].
	* If you want to run Emacs on Windows, look at the [[Running Emacs on Windows\|following tips]].

	==Other Resources==		==Other Resources==

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Required Textbooks

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	The course will be using the textbook [http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~remzi/OSTEP/ Operating Systems: Three Easy Pieces]. The chapters of this textbook are available for free online; you can also buy a full epub, PDF, or paper copy if you wish.		The course will be using the textbook [http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~remzi/OSTEP/ Operating Systems: Three Easy Pieces]. The chapters of this textbook are available for free online; you can also buy a full epub, PDF, or paper copy if you wish.

	~~There are two required texts for this course:~~		Individual chapters will be linked with the lectures associated with them. You should plan on reading the assigned chapters '''before''' coming to class, as the material in lectures will be easier to understand then. The lectures are designed to supplement the textbook, not replace them.

	* [http://shop.oreilly.com/product/9780596517748.do JavaScript: The Good Parts] by Douglas Crockford.
	* [http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920024606.do Learning Node] by Shelley Powers.

	~~There is also one suggested text:~~

	* [http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920028031.do MongoDB: The Definitive Guide] by Kristina Chodorow (1st or 2nd ed).

	~~These books have been ordered by~~ the ~~University bookstore~~. You ~~may also buy them online~~ in ~~paper or ebook form~~. ~~They~~ are also available through [https://ssl.safaribooksonline.com Safari Books Online]. There is even [https://www.inkling.com/store/book/javascript-good-parts-douglas-crockford-1st/ an interactive version] of Crockford's book which includes an embedded JavaScript interpreter. You can get access to ~~Safari Books Online through~~ the ~~Carleton Library (four concurrent users only) or partial access by becoming a member of [https://www.computer.org IEEE Computer Society]~~.

	==Course Software==		==Course Software==

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	==Course Notes/Multimedia==		==Course Notes/Multimedia==

	Audio and sometimes video from lectures will be available via the lecture pages ~~linked below~~. These same pages will also contain ~~student-contributed~~ notes.		Audio and sometimes video from lectures will be available via the [[Operating Systems (Fall 2014)\|lecture pages on the main course website]]. These same pages will also contain notes.

	~~For each lecture you enter reasonable quality~~ notes~~, you will get 2% extra credit towards your final grade~~. You ~~may do this up~~ to ~~three times, giving you~~ up ~~to 6% added to your final grade. The notes will be monitored by one of~~ the ~~TAs, Andrew Wylie. Please correspond with him to verify that your notes are of sufficient quality to merit~~ the ~~extra credit.~~		Do not rely upon the lectures and notes to cover all material related to this class. You are expected to keep up with the assigned textbook readings and material covered in the tutorials.

	~~You will need a wiki account to upload notes. Email Prof. Somayaji with your desired wiki username to get an account~~.

	==Required Textbooks==		==Required Textbooks==

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Communication

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	This wiki page is the canonical source of information on this course. Please refer to it for updates. When significant changes are made to this document it will be either announced in lecture and/or posted in the course discussion forum.		This wiki page is the canonical source of information on this course. Please refer to it for updates. When significant changes are made to this document it will be either announced in lecture and/or posted in the course discussion forum.

	Course discussions will be on [http://culearn.carleton.ca cuLearn]. While you may discuss ~~assigned questions~~ there, do not post outright answers to them. You may post in either the Questions and Answers forum or the General Discussion forum.		Course discussions will be on [http://culearn.carleton.ca cuLearn]. While you may discuss assignments there, do not post outright answers to them. You may post in either the Questions and Answers forum or the General Discussion forum.

	You may get an account on this wiki so you can edit content here. Email Prof. Somayaji to get one with your preferred username and email address to which a password should be sent. (Note this is not a requirement.)		You may get an account on this wiki so you can edit content here. Email Prof. Somayaji to get one with your preferred username and email address to which a password should be sent. (Note this is not a requirement.)