Download CS 5080 Syllabus

CS 5080 : ADVANCED OPERATING SYSTEMS
Semester Hours:
3.0
Contact Hours: 3
Coordinator:
Robert Dyer
Text:
Operating System Concepts
Author(s):
SILBERSCHATZ, GALVIN, AND GAGNE
Year:
2008
SPECIFIC COURSE INFORMATION
Catalog Description:
Structure of operating systems. Physical input-output, buffering, interrupt processing. Memory,
processor, device, information management; resource management interdependencies. Job and
processor scheduling. Prerequisite: CS 3270.
Course type:
ELECTIVE
SPECIFIC COURSE GOALS
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I can understand the features of processes, including scheduling (e.g., short-term process vs
long-term process), creation and termination, and communication (e.g., using shared memory
and using message passing).
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I know the differences between user threads and kernel threads.
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I can describe various CPU-scheduling algorithms.
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I know both software and hardware solutions of the critical-section problem.
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I can describe a deadlock situation and explain how to prevent or avoid deadlocks.
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I know different memory-management techniques (e.g., paging).
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I know what demand paging, page fault, and thrashing are, related to virtual memory.
LIST OF TOPICS COVERED
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Memory Management (2 weeks)
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Virtual Memory (2 weeks)
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Processor Management (2 weeks)
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Concurrent Processes (2 weeks)
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Deadlock (1 week)
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Operating System Structure (2 weeks)
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File Systems (2 weeks)