CSCI 4730/6730 OPERATING SYSTEMS

	01:25 PM - 02:15 PM (Mon)	Boyd	306
	02:00 PM - 03:15 PM (Tue, Thu)	Forestry	304

Buildings:
	Boyd Graduate Studies Bldg (1023)	306	Class
	Forestry (1040)	304	Class
	Barrow Hall (1021)	217D	Office

Maria Hybinette Barrow 217D maria@cs.uga.edu

Bryan Veal Boyd 539G veal@cs.uga.edu

Mondays	12:00-1:30 pm	Hybinette (Barrow 217 D)	(and by appointment - maria@cs.uga.edu)
Wednesdays	9:30-11:30 am	Veal (Boyd 539G)	(bryan.veal at gmail.com)

PREREQUISITES:

Proficiency in Data Structures (e.g. CSCI 2720), Computer Architecture (e.g. CSCI 4720) and C or Java,

This course will cover the key concepts in modern operating systems. Specific topics include:
• Processes.
• Sockets.
• Threads.
• Scheduling.
• Synchronization.
• Deadlock.
• Memory Management.
• Virtual Memory.
• File Systems.
• I/O Systems.
• Mass Storage.
• Distributed Systems.
• Protection & Security.

TEXT and TECHNICAL PAPERS:

Operating Systems Concepts, Sixth Edition Abraham Silberschatz, Bell Laboratories Peter Baer Galvin, Corporate Technologies Greg Gagne, Westminster College

In addition to the text book you will need to read technical papers from the OS literature, links to the appropriate papers will be provided.

OTHER TEXT(S): (not required)

Modern Operating Systems Andrew S. Tanenbaum

See schedule here

EVALUATION:

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS:


Participation	05%
Quizzes	05%
Homework	20% (10% questions, 10% paper summaries)
Exam I	10%
Exam II	10%
Final Exam	15%
Projects (1-X)	35%



GRADUATE STUDENTS:


Presentation	10%
Quizzes	05%
Homework	20% (5% questions, 15% paper summaries)
Exam I	10%
Exam II	10%
Final Exam	15%
Projects (1-X)	30%



PRESENTATION:
Each graduate student will present on one topic throughout the Semester, each presenter is expected to read extra papers (at the minimum 2 additional paper) to ensure breath of the week's topic. Some suggestions to add "breath" to your themed topic are listed in the reading list, or, you may choose your own. The course emphasizes understanding concept of operating systems as opposed to being a "project oriented" course.


READING:
Graduate students will read about 2 "core" technical papers and undergraduate students one paper a week. For each of these required papers each student will prepare a 1-page summary. This critique must be emailed to the grader acccount before midnight on the day the paper is due, typically a Monday. You also must turn in a hard copy of the paper the following day (Tuesday). The hardcopy will be used for grading and the email will check when you turned in the HW. The summary needs to reflect that you made an effort to read and understand the paper. Graduate student summaries are expected to reflect a deeper understanding of the material than the under-graduate student summaries. The summary should address the questions listed on the reading list. You should also include a brief critique of the current week's presentation. What else should have been included?/excluded? Suggested improvements? You may skip up to 3 critiques without a penalty.

UNDERGRADUATE VS. GRADUATE CREDIT:

You may take this course for undergraduate (CSCI 4730) or graduate (CS 6730) level credit. Both versions of the course will have the same lectures. The graduate version will require oral presentations on more advanced topics and may include different/additional examination questions. Projects for graduate credit may be more research oriented and may require experimentation (requiring software development to create the experiments).

TYPES OF PROJECTS THAT MAY BE ASSIGNED:

• client/server application
• scheduler
• a shell
• file server
• threads

CLASS POLICIES:

The purpose of the assignments is familiarization of concepts and details of system programming. The assignments are individual projects. However, you are encouraged to ask questions of one another, and to respond to other student's questions. Direct exchange of code is prohibited, as is line-by-line assistance. This is checked for every assignments

No outside assistance is permitted (exceptions: instructor or TA).

Unless otherwise specified, exams are closed-book and no additional materials may be used.

Missing an exam: absence due to serious illness will be an acceptable reason for missing an exam. Doctor's diagnostic note is required. The final grade will be scaled accordingly.

Assigned homework must be typed, you must also email a copy to the class email account.

• Class web page: http://www.cs.uga.edu/~maria/classes/CSCI4730-6730
• Email list: See HW1 listed on the schedule page ...

• 09/10/04 Latest grades are posted.
• 08/19/04 The e-mail list is on-line, and archivable.
• 08/19/04 Working on getting e-mail list set up.