| Prerequisite | : CSC 8400 Computer Organization |
| Room | : MSC G86 (Mendel Science Center) |
| Meeting Days | : Tuesday |
| Hours | : 06:15pm - 08:45pm |
| Instructor | : Najib Nadi najib.nadi@villanova.edu Room 165C (mendel Science Center) Phone 519-4852, Fax 519-7889 |
| Textbook | : Operating Systems: Internals and Design Principles, Fourth Edition by William Stallings |
Catalog Course Description :
Principles and techniques required for creating and understaning operating suystems, including the areas of: system services, concurrent programming, process and resource control; deadlock detection, recovery, and prevention; memory management; filesystems; and protection and security.
Lesson Plans :
We will follow closely the textbook outline. We will have an in-depth look at the implementation of some OS features in the Solaris operating system and Windows XP with a few short labs to support the theory covered in class. Only selected sections from chapter 10, 13 and 14 will be covered.
Grading Policy :
| Grade Composition | Grading Scheme | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Workshops | 30% | 60-75 | C | 89-93 | B+ |
| 3 Tests | 55% | 75-80 | C+ | 93-95 | A- |
| 1 Final Project | 10% | 80-85 | B- | 95-100 | A |
| Class Participation | 05% | 85-89 | B | ||
Make-up Test Policy :
No missed test without prior excuse. Make-up test will be harder. Missed tests are counted as zero. Punctuality points are deducted for projectes submitted after the due date.
Snow Cancelations :
Closing information can be obtained by calling 519-4505.