Course Overhead

1.2 Silberschatz, Galvin and Gagne ©2005 Operating System Concepts – 9 th Edition, Jan 12, 2012

1.3 Silberschatz, Galvin and Gagne ©2005 Operating System Concepts – 9 th Edition, Jan 12, 2012

1.4 Silberschatz, Galvin and Gagne ©2005 Operating System Concepts – 9 th Edition, Jan 12, 2012 Why a course on operating systems? Operating system runs the hardware It is our interface to the hardware, including the processor itself Computer scientists write operating systems Better understanding can lead to better programming Theory (science of computing) is strongly related to the hardware OS drives that hardware

1.5 Silberschatz, Galvin and Gagne ©2005 Operating System Concepts – 9 th Edition, Jan 12, 2012 C and C++ Will complete several projects Most modern day operating systems written in C (and C++ to some extent) Projects will be in C

1.6 Silberschatz, Galvin and Gagne ©2005 Operating System Concepts – 9 th Edition, Jan 12, 2012 Presentations Third year, first two were a success Team presentations on some cutting edge OS stuff Will still cover 15 chapters That means you will be responsible for digging-out some of the material

1.7 Silberschatz, Galvin and Gagne ©2005 Operating System Concepts – 9 th Edition, Jan 12, 2012 Web Resources UM Online Course outline Syllabus Assignments and due dates My website Slides Homework Sample exams

1.8 Silberschatz, Galvin and Gagne ©2005 Operating System Concepts – 9 th Edition, Jan 12, 2012 Text Operating System Concepts Silberschatz, Edition:9th 2012 Publisher: Wiley

1.9 Silberschatz, Galvin and Gagne ©2005 Operating System Concepts – 9 th Edition, Jan 12, 2012 Office Hours 11:00 to 12:00 Monday, Wednesday, and Friday Or by appointment Social Science 420 Phone

1.10 Silberschatz, Galvin and Gagne ©2005 Operating System Concepts – 9 th Edition, Jan 12, 2012 Grades ComponentUndergrad Exams25% Projects40% Homework15% Quizzes15% Presentation5% Try to get assignments in on time Letter grade for each day late A B B C C D D F A B B C C D D F

1.11 Silberschatz, Galvin and Gagne ©2005 Operating System Concepts – 9 th Edition, Jan 12, 2012 Academic dishonesty Your work in this class needs to be your own Overly similar work (to that of your classmates or to content from the web) will be considered to be the result of copying First offense will result in a zero on the assignment Second will be referred to the Dean of Academic Affairs Student Conduct Code conduct.php conduct.php

1.12 Silberschatz, Galvin and Gagne ©2005 Operating System Concepts – 9 th Edition, Jan 12, 2012 Accommodations Let me know of any special needs during this first week Letter from Disability Services for Students (DSS) Religious observances Officially sanctioned, scheduled University extracurricular activity opportunity to make up class assignments or other graded assignments

1.13 Silberschatz, Galvin and Gagne ©2005 Operating System Concepts – 9 th Edition, Jan 12, 2012 Class Photo?

1.14 Silberschatz, Galvin and Gagne ©2005 Operating System Concepts – 9 th Edition, Jan 12, 2012