CS 1550 Introduction to Operating Systems (COE 1550)

Summer 2019

Contact Information

Course Description

The purpose of this course is to understand and use the basic concepts of operating systems, common to most computer systems, which interface the machine with the programmer. In particular, this class introduces concepts such as process management, concurrency, inter-process communication, memory management and protection, I/O systems, file systems, security, and virtual machines.

Prerequisites

CS 0447 and CS 0449

Textbook

A. Silberschatz, P.B. Galvin, and G. Gagne, Operating System Concepts, 9th Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2012.
ISBN: 1-11-806333-3 (The book is on reserve at the Engineering Library Reserve Disk http://pittcat.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=7596339)

Grading Policy

Midterm and Final exams (40%): 26% on higher grade and 14% on lower. Make-up exams can be scheduled well in advance.

Projects (40%): four projects worth 10% each. Late submissions are allowed for up to two days with a 10% reduction per late day. This must be your own individual work. Do not look at the solution of anyone (or even part of it), and do not let anyone else look at yours (or even part of it). You should figure out the solutions by yourself --- do not ask anyone how to solve the problem, and do not seek the answer from some other source. Anyone caught cheating will be given a zero for the graded work or for the course and reported to the school following University procedures.

Recitation Participation (10%): 5 lab exercises using the Xv6 operating system, three quizzes on projects. Attendance is taken.

Lecture Quizzes (10%): In-class questions using Tophat. The join code is 703428.

Important Dates

Weekly Schedule

Students with Disabilities

If you have a disability for which you are or may be requesting an accommodation, you are encouraged to contact both your instructor and Disability Resources and Services (DRS), 140 William Pitt Union, (412) 648-7890, drsrecep@pitt.edu, (412) 228-5347 for P3 ASL users, as early as possible in the term. DRS will verify your disability and determine reasonable accommodations for this course.

Academic Integrity

Students have the responsibility to be honest and to conduct themselves in an ethical manner while pursuing academic studies. Students have the right to be treated by faculty in a fair and conscientious manner in accordance with the ethical standards generally recognized within the academic community (as well as those recognized within the profession). Should a student be accused of a breach of academic integrity or have questions regarding faculty responsibilities, procedural safeguards including provisions of due process have been designed to protect student rights. These may be found in Guidelines on Academic Integrity: Academic Integrity Policy of the School of Computing and Information.

Religious Observances

In order to accommodate the observance of religious holidays, students should inform the instructor (by email, within the first two weeks of the term) of any such days which conflict with scheduled class activities.