| Instructor |
Dr. Jozo J. Dujmovic
(English spelling: Yozo Dooymovich)
Office: Thornton 906 (MWF 11-12 a.m.)
Phone: (415) 338-1008
Email: jozo@cs.sfsu.edu |
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Prerequisites
| Grade C or better in CSc 410, 411
, Engr 356, Phys 230/232 and working knowledge of calculus,
basic probability theory, and statistics (Math 250) |
| Literature |
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A. Silbershatz and P. Galvin, Operating System Concepts.
Addison-Wesley, 1998.
- J. Dujmovic, Operating Systems Principles, CSc415 Course
Reader, SFSU 1998.
- L. Dowdy and C. Lowery, P.S. to Operating Systems.
Prentice Hall, 1993.
- M.J. Rochkind, Advanced Unix Programming.
Prentice-Hall 1985.
- G. Glass, Unix for Programmers and Users.
Prentice-Hall 1993.
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| Grading |
Homework, totaling 25 points
Midterm Exam, 30 points
Final Exam, 45 points
Additional activity, 5 points |
| Objectives |
There are several approaches to the area of Operating Systems:
- Operating system concepts (functional characteristics and features:
their description, classification, and global understanding)
- Performance aspects of operating systems (analytic models, simulators,
and performance measurement methods)
- OS for users (how to use OS commands and command interpreters).
- OS for programmers (systems programming: how to use system calls and
OS internals).
- OS design/implementation (writing specific OS components, e.g. device
schedulers, drivers, etc.)
Our objective is to present a uniform distribution of the above approaches.
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| Syllabus |
- Layers of system software and virtual machines: computer
system structures, and operating system structures.
- Processor and process management: processes, and CPU
scheduling.
- Dynamic models of computer systems: queueing models
of interactive and batch systems.
- Process synchronization and deadlocks.
- Storage management: partitioned memory management
and techniques for virtual memory organization.
- File management: file-system interface and implementation.
- Device management: disk structure, performance, and
scheduling.
- Protection and security in operating systems: data
access protection, user authentication, and encryption
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