CS 474-M01 2012 Fall

Instructor: Ivan Strnad, Science Hall Rm 137, e-mail: istrnad@cs.nmsu.edu, phone: 575-646-6831
Time & Place: MW, 13:15-14:30 in SH 113
Office Hours: TR: 10:00-11:00 a.m., and any other time if you see me in my office or by appointment

Teaching Assistant: Joshua Redpath, Science Hall Rm 151, e-mail: jredpath@cs.nmsu.edu
TA's Office Hours: MW: 10 a.m.- noon and TR: 2-4 p.m.

Prerequisites: At least a C in CS273, CS371, CS372

Plus it is essential to have a good knowledge of C programming language, a good knowledge of Linux operating system and commands, and basic understanding of Computer Architecture . Course Web Site: http://www.cs.nmsu.edu/~istrnad/cs474
Required Textbook:

Operating Systems Concepts, 8th Edition Update ( or 8e / not the update )
Abraham Silberschatz, Greg Gagne, Peter B. Galvin
WILEY, July 2011, ©2012, 978-1-1181-1273-1

also available 1/2 year digital subscription at CourseSmart for about 1/2 of the price ...

Topics / Table of Content :

PART ONE OVERVIEW
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Operating-System Structures

PART TWO PROCESS MANAGEMENT
Chapter 3 Processes
Chapter 4 Threads
Chapter 5 CPU Scheduling
Chapter 6 Process Synchronization
Chapter 7 Deadlocks

PART THREE MEMORY MANAGEMENT
Chapter 8 Main Memory
Chapter 9 Virtual Memory

PART FOUR STORAGE MANAGEMENT
Chapter 10 File-System Interface
Chapter 11 File-System Implementation
Chapter 12 Mass-Storage Structure
Chapter 13 I/O Systems
PART FIVE PROTECTION AND SECURITY
Chapter 14 Protection
Chapter 15 Security
PART SIX DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS
Chapter 16 Distributed System Structures
Chapter 17 Distributed File Systems
Chapter 18 Distributed Coordination

PART SEVEN SPECIAL -PURPOSE SYSTEMS
Chapter 19 Real-Time Systems
Chapter 20 Multimedia Systems

PART EIGHT CASE STUDIES
Chapter 21 The Linux System
Chapter 22 Windows 7
Chapter 23 Influential Operating Systems

PART NINE APPENDICES
Appendix A BSD UNIX (contents online)
Appendix B The Mach System (contents online)
Appendix C Windows 2000 (contents online)
Bibliography
Credits
Index

Other Useful and Recommended Books (not required):


Computer Systems: A Programmers Perspective: Bryant & O'Hallaron, Prentice Hall 2010, ISBN 9780136108047	Modern Operating Systems, 3/E: Andrew S. Tanenbaum, Prentice Hall 2008, ISBN 9780136006633	Operating Systems: Internals and Design Principles, 7/e: William Stallings, Prentice Hall 2012, ISBN 9780132309981

C Programming Language (2nd Edition): Brian W. Kernighan, Dennis M. Ritchie Prentice Hall, 1988 ISBN 9780131103627	Advanced Programming in the UNIX © Environment, 2/E: Stevens & Rago, Addison-Wesley Professional 2005, ISBN 9780201433074