Term Project Assignment Operating Systems CS502 Summer 2006 Term Project CS-502 (Summer 2006) Term Project Assignment

Term Project Assignment Term Project – Goals Exposure of class to a number of operating system that are not Unix, Linux, Windows, or Mac OS Individual study in depth of one such operating system Each member of class will study and report on a different system CS-502 (Summer 2006) Term Project Assignment

Term Project Assignment Background All know Unix, Linux, Windows, MacOS Less familiar with “non-traditional” systems Games Cell phone, PDA’s, etc. Real-time applications Process control and/or embedded systems Fault-tolerant transaction systems … CS-502 (Summer 2006) Term Project Assignment

Term Project Assignment Requirements Research phase Identify at least five such systems In-depth study phase With approval of instructor, select one system for in-depth study Oral report Describe your findings to class (8th week) Written report Write up your findings Address feedback from your oral report CS-502 (Summer 2006) Term Project Assignment

Term Project Assignment Research Phase Research on web and other sources Identify five candidate operating systems Write one paragraph for each Reason for being Target market and/or application space Principal requirements Goals and objectives of the system List in order of preference for your study CS-502 (Summer 2006) Term Project Assignment

Selection of system for study Requires approval of instructor Will attempt to honor highest preferences CS-502 (Summer 2006) Term Project Assignment

Term Project Assignment Study Phase Class of applications and/or users Why is Unix/Linux or Windows not appropriate Describe principal abstractions and services Processes and concurrency Synchronization and interprocess communication Memory management, virtual memory, etc. File systems and/or persistent storage I/O and (possibly) graphics Program loading, security, multiple processor support, networks, as applicable If a major abstraction or service is missing, explain why and how applications do without CS-502 (Summer 2006) Term Project Assignment

Term Project Assignment Reports Present a 10-15 minute oral report describing your findings Support with slides (PowerPoint or otherwise) Accept questions and feedback from class and instructor 8th week of class Submit 10-page written report Summary of findings Address feedback from class and instructor Due at start of final class CS-502 (Summer 2006) Term Project Assignment

Term Project – Timeline Assignment Deliverable Due Date List of five operating systems One paragraph for each system 6/1/06 Approval of selected system E-mail from instructor 6/8/06 Oral reports to class 10-15 minute report with slides 7/6/06 Written report E-mail to instructor prior to start of final class. Bring printed copy to class 7/20/06 CS-502 (Summer 2006) Term Project Assignment

Term Project Assignment Term Project - Grading Project is worth ~25% of final grade for CS-502 6 points for list of five operating systems and descriptive paragraphs 9 points for oral report, emphasizing quality of information about system 10 points for written report, special emphasis on addressing feedback CS-502 (Summer 2006) Term Project Assignment