cis 355 operating systems
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syllabus (pdf) :: student is responsible for notes, readings and classroom discussions. notes may be changed, emphasized or skipped in class.
  1. intro, computing needs & 355 topics
  2. putty, unix, pico, program! (review)
  3. computer review
  4. unix bash shell
  5. operating systems intro
  6. early memory: fixed & dynamic partitions
  7. modern memory: paging
             Test 1  :  Create a CAP
  1. processes and scheduling
  2. .profile
  3. process creation in vms, windows, unix
  4. creating processes with fork
  5. cmd line args | arch vs OS | axe
  6. wait and waitpid
  7. thread vs. processes
             Test 2  :  Create a CAP
  1. semaphores and critical sections
  2. process deadlock, timing and kill( )
  3. IPC with pipes
  4. process creation and exec
  5. device management
  6. file management

             Test 3 - final  :  Create a CAP

Assignments:   0  |  1  |  2  |  3  |  4  |  5  |  6  |  7  |  8                 Honesty: The Rule                 Grades: About Grades  |  Sec 1

Books & References:
"Understanding Operating Systems" by Flynn & McHoes, 5th edition, Cengage, 2007.   (amz) (bookstore)
online OS text | VMS | DOS/cmd | Sysinternals
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