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Operating Systems

Spring 2024

This page is left here to show what used to be taught in this course, which was named Computer Architecture & Operating Systems and covered both topics. The course is now named simply Operating Systems and covers only the operating systems topic (other than a brief overview of architecture topics). There is a separate course on computer architecture (computer organization), CS 335.

This course covers basic computer hardware, processes, CPU scheduling, virtual memory and main memory management, caching, interrupts, processes and threads, system calls, synchronization, I/O, deadlock, disk scheduling, real time scheduling, operating systems security, file systems, interprocess communications, multiprocessor systems, storage management, virtualization, the user interface, and performance. In addition, it uses Linux as a case study, emphasizing system administration tasks, Linux utilities, pipes, and bash scripts. Prerequisite: CS 335. Offered spring semester. Three credits.

Further Information

Course Syllabus from 2018
Course Syllabus from 2024
The ACM Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct
The Mic1 Microprogramming Simulator
UNIX Information
This includes notes for UNIX system administrators, notes on writing shell scripts, and links to other UNIX sites.
Operating Systems and Middleware, text by Max Hailperin
Linux ext2 file system
May be of interest to those who would like to see how a real file system is implemented.
The Pittsburgh SuperComputer Center has several computers with advanced architecture and interesting associated projects.
Taking Multicore Mainstream
Getting Started with OpenMP
OpenMP tutorial from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
World's Fastest Supercomputers
Process Explorer from Microsoft Windows Sysinternals
For the performance of SSDs (solid-state drives) see this NetworkWorld article.
Documents, homilies, and speeches of Pope Francis
Anita Borg Institute (women in technology)
Poverty, Hunger, and Social Justice in America
In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Studying and Homework

Take a few minutes to watch these short videos: How to Study by cognitive psychogist Stephen Chew. It could help you in this class and others!
Assignments will be posted in Schoology.
Log into Schoology often to see what you have due soon.

Exams

Information on exams, such as when they will be and what they will cover, will be posted in Schoology.

Comic Relief

Here's an illustration of integer wrap-around.
Thanks to http://xkcd.com. Note their license information.

[If androids someday DO dream of electric sheep, don't forget to declare sheepCount as a long int.]

Instructor: Br. David Carlson

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