CSE 120: Principles of Operating Systems (Winter 06)

Lectures: Mon/Wed 5:00-6:20, CSB 002
Discussion: Mon 10:00-10:50, Center 212

Course Instructor: Joseph Pasquale

This is an introductory course on the principles of operating systems. Topics include processes, scheduling, synchronization, memory management, virtual memory, file systems, protection, and security.

Message of the Day

3/23: Please bring your UCSD Student ID card to the final, so that we may verify that you are enrolled in the class. Thank you.

Webboard

We encourage you to use webboard for posting your questions, answers, comments, ideas, etc., about the course so that all may benefit.

Lectures

Jan 9 Lecture 1 ... (single)
Jan 11 Lecture 2 ... (single)
Jan 18 Lecture 3 ... (single) -- revised
Jan 23 Lecture 4 ... (single)
Jan 25 Lecture 5 ... (single) -- corrected
Jan 30 Lecture 6 ... (single)
Feb 1 Lecture 7 ... (single)
Feb 6 Lecture 8 ... (single)
Feb 8 Lecture 9 ... (single)
Feb 22 Lecture 10 ... (single)
Feb 27 Lecture 11 ... (single)
Mar 6 Lecture 12 ... (single)
Mar 13 Lecture 13 ... (single)
Mar 15 Supplement on Common Knowledge ... (single)

Lecture Schedule and Book Correspondence

Jan 9/11: Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4 (Introductory material, Processes, Threads)
Jan 16: Chapter 5 (CPU Scheduling)
Jan 23/25: Chapters 6, 3 (Process Synchronization, IPC)
Jan 30/Feb 1: Chapters 7, 8 (Deadlock, Main Memory)
Feb 6/8/15: Chapters 8, 9 (Main Memory, Virtual Memory)
Feb 22/27/29: Chapters 10, 11, 13 (File System, I/O System)

Homework Exercises

To prepare your homework for submission:

Write your answers in a simple ascii text file with the name hwkN, where N is the homework assignment number (e.g., the third one will be "hwk4").
Run the turninhomeworkN program (e.g., turninghomework4 for hwk4), which will search for the file hwkN in the directory from which it is run and then will submit your homework for grading.
Make sure you follow this naming convention, otherwise the graders will not receive your homework.

Assignments

Homework 1 (due Sunday 1/22, 12:00 midnight): 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.10, 1.11, 1.12, 1.13, 2.1, 2.2, 2.7, 2.9, 3.2, 3.4, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.8
Homework 2 (due Sunday 1/29, 12:00 midnight): 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4 (b, c, d), 5.5, 5.7, 5.10, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 6.9, 6.16, 6.17
Homework 3 (due Tuesday 2/7, 12:00 midnight): 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.5, 7.11, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3
Homework 4 (due Friday 3/3, 12:00 midnight): 9.10, 9.17, 10.1, 10.6, 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 11.8

Programming Assignments

Programming Assignment #4, due Sunday March 19 at midnight.
To install on your ieng9 account:
1. After you log in, run "prep cs120w" which configures your account for the class. You should always do this when doing CSE120 work.
2. Type "getprogram4". This will create a directory called pa4 and copy the relevant files into that directory.
3. To compile, type "make" (from within the p4 directory). This will compile all of the programs. You can compile a particular program by specifying it as a parameter to make, e.g., "make p4a".
4. To turn in the assignment, make sure that your mythreads.c file that you need to turn in is in the current directory and type "turninprogram4".

Administrative Matters

Instructor:	Joseph Pasquale
		EBU3b 3112

Office hours:	Wednesdays 3:00-4:00 or by appointment

Staff:		John Fisher-Ogden (TA)
		johnfish@cs.ucsd.edu
		Office hours: Wed 1-2, Fri 2-3, EBU3b B225

		AfmZakaria Haque (TA)
		ahaque@cs.ucsd.edu
		Office hours: Tue 12-1, Thu 5:30-6:30, EBU3b B225
		
Grading:	40% Final exam (Thursday, March 23, 7-10pm)
		25% Midterm exam (Monday, February 13)
		10% Homework assignments
		25% Programming assignments

Book:		Operating System Concepts, 7th Edition
		Silberschatz, Galvin, Gagne
		Wiley, 2005