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Join Dr. Graham Kendall's course for an in-depth look at operating systems concepts with lectures, coursework, and examinations. Textbooks by Tanenbaum and Silberschatz. Detailed lecture and coursework schedule provided.
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G53OPSOperating Systems Course Introduction Dr. Graham Kendall
Course Introduction • Course • Operating Systems • Lecturer • Graham Kendall • GXK@CS.NOTT.AC.UK • Room C76 (by appointment) • Web Page • http://www.cs.nott.ac.uk/~gxk
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)
Textbooks • Modern Operating Systems (Andrew Tanenbaum) • Operating Systems Concepts (Abraham Silberschatz and Peter Galvin)
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
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
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