Operating Systems (Fall 2010)
This is the main page for the Fall 2010 run of Carleton University's COMP 3000, Operating Systems. The instructor for this course is Anil Somayaji
Course Outline
The course outline for this course can be found here
Class Help
The best way to get general help for this class is to email or IM "2010comp3000 at gmail dot com". TAs and the instructor will be monitoring this account. For grade-specific questions, however, please email the TAs and/or the instructor directly using your Connect account.
Group assignments
Randomized group assignments for the essays are listed in WebCT.
Lectures and Deadlines
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Date |
Due/In Class |
Topics |
Readings |
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Sept. 9th |
Class Outline |
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| Sept. 14th & 16th | OS Overview | Chap. 1 | |
| Sept. 19th & 21st | Lab 1 | Processes & Threads | Chap. 2 |
| Sept. 28th & 30th | Lab 2 (Solutions) | Processes & Threads (cont.) | Chap. 2 |
| Oct. 5th & 7th | Lab 3 Assignment 1 (Oct. 7th) |
File Systems | Chap. 4 |
| Oct. 12th & 14th | Essay 1 (Oct. 14th) | File Systems (cont.) | Chap. 4 |
| Oct. 19th | Midterm review | ||
| Oct. 21st | Midterm exam SA 515 and SA 624 |
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| Oct. 26th & 28th | Input/Output | Chap. 5 | |
| Nov. 2nd & 4th | Lab 4 | Memory Management | Chap. 3 |
| Nov. 9th & 11th | Lab 5 | Memory Management (cont.) | Chap. 3 |
| Nov. 16 & 18th | Lab 6 Assignment 2 (Nov. 18th) |
Virtual Machines | Section 8.3 |
| Nov. 23 & 25th | Essay 2 (Nov. 25th) | Distributed OSs | Section 8.4 |
| Nov. 30th | Security | Chap. 9 | |
| Dec. 2nd | The Future of Operating Systems | ||
| Dec. 9th, 19:00 | Final Exam |