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COMP 3340 (Fall 2009)

Operating Systems

Instructor - Don Tobin (dtobin at fairmontstate dot edu)

Office:
ET 201A
367-4496
Text:
Operating System Concepts with Java, 7th Ed.
Silberschatz, Galvin, & Gagne 2007
Class Hours:
TTh: 8:00 - 9:15 am


Office Hours:
Mon: by appt.
Tue: 11:30am - 12:30pm
Wed: 10am - 12pm
Thu: 11:30am - 12:30pm
Fri: 10am - 11am
Policies:
1. If you do not understand something in class, ask!
2. You are expected to keep up with the reading and be in class!
3. Cheating on exams or any form of homework will be
penalized to the extent allowed in the catalog! (plagiarism)
4. Misuse of computers and files is a felony in the State of
West Virginia.
5. Turn off your cell phones before class please.
6. Some materials in this class may be copyrighted.
7. If you have a disability which could impact your pursuit of
this course, contact the Coordinator for Disability Services so
we can accomodate you.


Grading 0% Quizzes (Killed Off)
25% Homework (due at class start time on due date)
25% Projects
25% Exam 1 (due: 20 Nov, 3pm)
25% Exam 2 (due: 15 Dec, 6pm)


Block 1 - OS Concepts and Structures Chap 1 (done: 3 Sep)
Chap 2 ()
Homework 1, due: 8 Sep (50 pts)
Activity 1, due: 8 Sep (20 pts)
Block 2 - Process Management Chap 3 ()
Chap 4 ()
Chap 5 ()
Chap 6 ()
Chap 7 ()
Project 2, due: 3 Dec
Block 3 - Memory Management Chap 8 ()
Chap 9 ()

Block 4 - File System Management Chap 10 ()
Chap 11 ()
Chap 12 ()

Stuff sprinkled in the other blocks Chap 21 ()
Chap 22 ()
Some Unix stuff