Section 2
FALL 2014
3 Credit Hours
This class prepares students to understand advanced issues in operating systems. Students will be introduced to multi-threading, synchronization, scheduling, virtual memory, and distributed systems including clusters. The material will be covered in terms of operating systems internals rather than the operating systems interface. Current research will be discussed to give an understanding of open issues in operating systems.
By the end of the course, students should be able to do the following.
The course will be primarily based on lectures.
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This course does not fulfill a General Education Program category.
This course does not fulfill a General Education Program co-requisite.
This course will not require students to provide their own transportation. Non-scheduled class time for field trips or out-of-class activities is NOT required for this class.
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| Component | Weight | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Midterm Exam | 15% | The midterm exam will be an in-class, closed-book exam. There will be no makeup exam for midterm. If you miss the midterm, your grade will be soly based on the final exam you take. However, you should realize that the final exam will be comprehensive and significantly more difficult than the midterm exam. You need to email the instructor in advance with justifications to skip the scheduled midterm. |
| Final Exam | 30% | The final exam will be an in-class, closed-book exam. |
| Quizzes | 5% | The instructor uses pop quizzes as a tool to encourage students to prepare for class. With the exception of the two exam periods, there is always a non-zero probability of a pop quiz during any course period. The number of quizzes given in this course is not known a priori. It depends on class participation and other factors. |
| Program Assignment 0 | 5% | |
| Program Assignment 1 | 10% | |
| Program Assignment 2 | 10% | |
| Program Assignment 3 | 15% | |
| Paper Review | 10% |
| 97% | ≤ | A+ | ≤ | 100% |
| 93% | ≤ | A | < | 97% |
| 87% | ≤ | A- | < | 93% |
| 85% | ≤ | B+ | < | 87% |
| 80% | ≤ | B | < | 85% |
| 75% | ≤ | B- | < | 80% |
| 70% | ≤ | C+ | < | 75% |
| 65% | ≤ | C | < | 70% |
| 60% | ≤ | C- | < | 65% |
| 56% | ≤ | D+ | < | 60% |
| 50% | ≤ | D | < | 56% |
| 45% | ≤ | D- | < | 50% |
| 0% | ≤ | F | < | 45% |
Performance in research, seminar and independent study types of courses (6xx and 8xx) is evaluated as either "S" (Satisfactory) or "U" (Unsatisfactory), and these grades are not used in computing the grade point average. For credit only courses (S/U) the requirements necessary to obtain the grade of "S" must be clearly outlined.
Information about and requirements for auditing a course can be found at http://policies.ncsu.edu/regulation/reg-02-20-04.
If an extended deadline is not authorized by the Graduate School, an unfinished incomplete grade will automatically change to an F after either (a) the end of the next regular semester in which the student is enrolled (not including summer sessions), or (b) by the end of 12 months if the student is not enrolled, whichever is shorter. Incompletes that change to F will count as an attempted course on transcripts. The burden of fulfilling an incomplete grade is the responsibility of the student. The university policy on incomplete grades is located at http://policies.ncsu.edu/regulation/reg-02-50-03. Additional information relative to incomplete grades for graduate students can be found in the Graduate Administrative Handbook in Section 3.18.F at http://www.fis.ncsu.edu/grad_publicns/handbook/
No late assignments will be accepted. If an emergency (e.g., hospitalization) prevented an assignment from being submitted, its grade will be determined by averaging the completed assignments in the same category. Instructor may grant an extension if a student has some extenuating circumstances warranting it (which is very rare). Student must receive this extension by noon the day it is due. Note: requesting an extension is not the same as receiving it.
For complete attendance and excused absence policies, please see http://policies.ncsu.edu/regulation/reg-02-20-03
While attendance is not taken, students are expected to attend. Class periods will contain material that is not in the reading assignments that students are responsible for knowing. While every effort is made to provide critical information via electronic resources (web page, mailing list, etc.), some information may not show up outside class in a timely manner (or at all). Although this is accidental, students are nevertheless responsible for all information presented in class.
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Students are required to comply with the university policy on academic integrity found in the Code of Student Conduct found at http://policies.ncsu.edu/policy/pol-11-35-01
Students are expected to maintain high standards of academic integrity and honesty. University guidelines regarding academic integrity will be followed. Cheating will result in disciplinary actions, up to the full penalties specified in the guideline. A grade of zero will be given to the assignment in question for a minor offense. A major offense, including any violation on a test, could result in failure of the course. All suspected violations will be reported to the Office of Student Conduct, where a guilty outcome on a second offense can mean suspension from the university.
Please keep in mind that academic integrity in the classroom translates to professional integrity in the workplace. Moreover, awarding similar grades to students who have maintained academic integrity and to students who have cheated results in conferring equivalent degrees on them, and reduces the value of that degree in the workplace. It is the responsibility of every student as well as the instructor and TA to see that this is not allowed to happen.
See http://policies.ncsu.edu/policy/pol-11-35-01 for a detailed explanation of academic honesty.
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Your signature on any test or assignment indicates "I have neither given nor received unauthorized aid on this test or assignment."
Students may be required to disclose personally identifiable information to other students in the course, via electronic tools like email or web-postings, where relevant to the course. Examples include online discussions of class topics, and posting of student coursework. All students are expected to respect the privacy of each other by not sharing or using such information outside the course.
Electronically-hosted Components: online discussions of class topics
Reasonable accommodations will be made for students with verifiable disabilities. In order to take advantage of available accommodations, student must register with the Disability Services Office (http://www.ncsu.edu/dso), 919-515-7653. For more information on NC State's policy on working with students with disabilities, please see the Academic Accommodations for Students with Disabilities Regulation at http://policies.ncsu.edu/regulation/reg-02-20-01.
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NOTE: The course schedule is subject to change.
Introduction to the course.
Processes and Threads
Inter-thread communication
Memory Management
Storage and Files
Multicore OS
Virtual Machine
Distributed Systems
Dynamic Binary Translation