CSS 430: Operating Systems
Fall 2010
T/Th 5:45-7:45pm
Room: UW2-141
Prof. Kelvin Sung

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Professor:

Kelvin Sung <ksung@u.washington.edu>, room UW1-339, phone 352-5420, office hours: Thursday 1:00-3:00 pm (or by appointment).

Course Description:

This course introduces the logical design of operating systems, especially focusing on the design in Java. Topics covered include processes, threads, CPU scheduling, synchronization, deadlocks, memory management, virtual memory, file systems, I/O systems, protection, and security used in the popular desktop and real-time operating systems.

Prerequisites:

CSS343.

Work Load and Grading:

Course Work	Percentage
Assignment 1	8%
Assignment 2	8%
Assignment 3	8%
Final Project	14%
Class Participation	2%
Weekly Quiz	10% (Weekly on the Web)
Midterm Exam	25%
Final Exam	25%

Textbooks:

1. Operating Systems Concepts (released: 2008) or Operating System Concepts with JAVA, Eighth edition, Abraham Silberschatz, Peter Galvin, and Greg Gagne, Addison-Wesley, 2009.
• Either versions of the textbooks are fine (and if you insist, 7th edition is ok also).
• Notice that there are links to ppt slides on the book web-site, you are welcome to refer to this. I do not use powerpoint slides if I can help it).
2. A Java book of your choice.

Some Java Books:

• Java 2 Black Book, Steven Holzner, Corilolis, 2001.
• Java How to Program, Deitel & Deitel, Fifth Edition, Prentice Hall, 2003.
• Java by Dissection: The Essentials of Java Programing, Updated Edition, JavaPlace Edition, Ira Pohl and Charlie McDowell, Addison-Wesley, 2001.

References:

• Addison-Wesley's Interactive Linux Tutorial and Reference Edutrends, 2001
• Understanding the Linux Kernel, Daniel P. Bovet and Marco Cesati, O'Reilly, 2000
• Java Threads, 3rd Edition, Scott Oaks and Henry Wong, O'Reilly, 2004
• The Design of the Unix Operating Sytem, Marice J. Bach, Prentice Hall, 1987

Policies:

All programs except the final project are to be done independently. Any collaboration of work will result in severe penalty. You may discuss the problem statement and any clarification with each other, but any actual work to be turned in, must be done without collaboration.

The final project may be done by a team of two, (or three students if you cannot find a single partner), in which case each student must achieve an equally amount of work. (If you work with other two students, you must explain the reasons in your report. Otherwise you will receive only 2/3 of the full score.) For the detailed instructions, see the project assignment sheet.

Any homework is due at the beginning of class for both its hardcopy and softcopy on the due date. Both copies must be submitted. The submission may be postponed only in emergencies such as accidents, sickness, sudden business trips, and family emergencies, in which case you may turn in your homework late with a written proof. No make-up exams will be given except under exceptional circumstances. Barring emergencies, I must be informed before the exam.

To request academic accommodations due to a disability, please contact Disabled Student Services (DSS) in Bothell Library Annex Building, Room 106, (email: dss@uwb.edu, TDD: 425-352-5303, and FAX: 425-352-5455). If you have a documented disability on file with the DSS office, please have your DSS counselor contact me and we can discuss accommodations.

Course Goals:

The overall goal of CSS 430 is to learn fundamental concepts that are used in and applicable to a variety of operating systems. The course consists of three major concepts: (1) process management that schedules, executes, synchronizes with events, and terminates your application programs, (2) memory management that loads your programs in memory and allocates/de-allocates memory space they requested dynamically, and (3) file system that provides the mechanism for on-line storage of and access to both data and programs residing on the disks. The course also covers protection, (and security if time is allowed) which are essential to have the modern operating systems work in the Internet computing world. Through the course, we will use Java to illustrate many operating-system concepts. Using Java, you will implement each concept of process management, memory management, and file system. As with most technical courses, besides ability and motivation, it takes time to learn and master the subject. Expect to spend an additional 10 to 15 hours a week outside of class time on the average.

Assignments:

• Assignments are due at the beginning of lecture for both your hardcopy and softcopy on the specified date. No late programs will be accepted unless you provide me with a proof showing that you have been under an emergency circumstance. No matter the circumstances, it is always best to turn in something.
  
• Click here to know the details of the programming environments, the assignment specifications, the submission procedure (for both hardcopy and softcopy), and the grading criteria.

Topics covered and tentative 430 spring schedule:

Note that this is an approximate ordering of topics. Chapters will take about the allotted time and not all sections in all chapters are covered.

Week	Date	Topics	Chapters	Assignment
1	Sep 30	Introduction	1	Program 1 assigned
2	Oct 5	OS Structures	2
	Oct 7	Process Management	3
3	Oct 12	Threads	4
	Oct 14			Program 1 due Program 2 assigned
4	Oct 19	CPU Scheduling	5
	Oct 21
5	Oct 26	Process Synchronization	6
	Oct 28	Catch up		Program 2 due Program 3 assigned
6	Nov 2	Deadlocks	7
	Nov 4	Midterm exam in class	Chap: 1-6
7	Nov 9	File-System Interface	10
	Nov 11	Veterans Day	Holiday: no class
8	Nov 16
	Nov 18	File-System Implementation	11	Program 3 due Project assigned
9	Nov 23	Final Project Explanation
	Nov 25	Thanksgiving	Holiday: no class
10	Nov 30	Main Memory	8
	Dec 2
11	Dec 7	Virtual Memory	9
	Dec 9	Review + Catch up		Final Project Due
12	Dec 14	Final exam in class	Chap: 8 – 11

Acknowledgment

The materials (including lecture notes and assignments) used in this course are based on the contents developed by Professor Munehiro Fukuda.