1. CS3161 Operating System Principles Lecturer: Victor Lee Office: B6415 Telephone: 2788-8617 Email : csvlee@cityu.edu.hkcsvlee@cityu.edu.hk Homepage : http://www.cs.cityu.edu/~vleehttp://www.cs.cityu.edu/~vlee Tutors: Victor Lee C. M. Tang (chuntang@cityu.edu.hk) Feel free to contact us by any means if you have any study problem.

2. Course Homepage http://www.cs.cityu.edu.hk/~vlee/CS3161.html –username/password: cs3161 Lecture powerpoint files Tutorial exercises and suggested answers Workshop hands-on exercises Announcement Last year’s lecture materials Link to student resources of the textbook My contacts …

3. Course Homepage Lecture slides –will be posted one week before the lecture –may be slightly modified from last year’s lecture slides –adapted from the slides provided by the authors of the textbook Tutorial / Workshop hands-on exercises –will be distributed during the class (no need to make copies) –answers will be posted one week after the tutorial

4. Assessment Pattern 70% examination –You must get 30 marks from the 100-mark examination paper to secure a pass. 30% coursework –10%: mid-term quiz around Week 7 or 8 –12%: 3 workshops throughout the semester requires basic C programming –8%: 1 case study report on an OS around Week 11

5. References Textbook –W. Stallings, Operating Systems Internals and Design Principles, 6th edition, 2009.Operating Systems Internals and Design Principles Reference –A. Silberschatz, P. B. Galvin, G. Gagne, Operating Systems Principles, 7th edition, 2006. The fundamental concepts covered in this course can be found in many other OS textbooks.

6. Course Overview Main topics and their relationship Ch. 3 & 4 Ch. 9 Ch. 5 & 6 Ch. 7 & 8 Ch. 11 & 12 Ch. 13