Distributed OS: Fall 2008
Welcome to the Distributed Operating Systems (COMP 4000/5102) wiki for Fall 2008!
Course Outline
The course outline for COMP 4000/5102 is available here. A backup copy is available here.
Reading Responses
In your reading response, you can reflect on whatever came to mind when reading these papers. The one key requirement is that you demonstrate that you read the papers; however, you have to do so without merely summarizing them! While you may discuss the in-class questions in your response, I'm more interested in your own personal perspective on the readings.
Course Notes
Notes for the lectures & discussions are as follows:
| Date | Topic |
|---|---|
| September 8 & 10, 2008 | 0. Distributed OS Overview |
| September 15 & 17, 2008 | 1. Early Internet & RPC |
| September 22 & 24, 2008 | 2. Locus, V, Mach |
| Sept. 29 & Oct. 1, 2008 | 3. Sprite, Amoeba, Clouds |
| October 6 & 8, 2008 | 4. DSM: IVY |
| October 15, 2008 | 5. DSM Review, NFS, AFS |
| October 20 & 22, 2008 | 6. OceanStore & GPFS |
| October 27 & 29, 2008 | 7. Bell Labs, project topic discussion Wed. |
| November 3 & 5, 2008 | 8. NASD, GoogleFS, Farsite |
| November 10 & 12, 2008 | 9. WebOS, PlanetLab, Starfish |
| November 17 & 19, 2008 | 10. MapReduce, Globus, BOINC |
| November 24 & 26, 2008 | Future Directions |
| December 1, 2008 | Class Review |
| TBA | Final Exam & Final Projects Due |