1. G53OPS Operating Systems
Dr. Graham Kendall
Course Introduction

2. Course Introduction Course Lecturer Web Page Operating Systems
Graham Kendall
Room C76 (by appointment)
Web Page

3. Lecture Times and Locations
Course Introduction
Lectures
20 (ish)
Lecture Times and Locations
Monday 10:00 (C33)
Friday 10:00 (C3)
Assessment
75% examination (2 hours) - 4 Questions from 6
25% coursework (Processes)

4. Textbooks
Modern Operating Systems (Andrew Tanenbaum)
Operating Systems Concepts (Abraham Silberschatz and Peter Galvin)

5. Sample Lecture and Coursework Schedule
Introduction and Background (Tanenbaum, Ch. 1)
Lectures 1, 2
Processes (Tanenbaum, Ch. 2)
Lectures 3, 4, 5, 6
Memory Management (Tanenbaum, Ch. 3)
Lectures 7, 8, 9, 10
File Systems (Tanenbaum, Ch. 4)
Lectures 11, 12, 13, 14

6. Sample Lecture and Coursework Schedule
Input/Output (Tanenbaum, Ch. 5)
Lectures 15, 16, 17, 18
Revision
Lectures 19, 20
In addition, there may be some required reading from Tananbaum, which is examinable

7. Proposed Lecture and Coursework Schedule
Guest Lecture
Possibly a guest lecturer giving six lectures
Subject is probably input/output
Will need additional lecture slots in the week the guest lecturer is here
Possibly six lectures that week