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Operating Systems

Operating Systems. CS 3013/502. Topics. Background Admin Stuff Motivation Objectives Operating Systems!. Professor Background. Dr. Mark Claypool (professor, “Mark”) Systems guy operating systems distributed systems collaborative systems (multimedia performance)

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Operating Systems

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  1. Operating Systems CS 3013/502

  2. Topics • Background • Admin Stuff • Motivation • Objectives • Operating Systems!

  3. Professor Background • Dr. Mark Claypool (professor, “Mark”) • Systems guy • operating systems • distributed systems • collaborative systems • (multimedia performance) • TRS-DOS, MS-DOS, Win95, Solaris • WindowsNT/2000/XP and Linux

  4. Student Background • Who are you? • Name • Year (senior, grad student …) • Major (CS, EE, ND, Basket Weaving ...) • C experience • Previous degree and where • Operating Systems? • Other

  5. Syllabus Stuff • http://www.cs.wpi.edu/~claypool/courses/502-Su05/ • TAs: (Probably just me) • Office hours: (by appointment) • Email • Text Book(s)

  6. Course Structure • Prerequisites • C programming (must) • Machine organization (recommended) • Chapter 2 in Silberchatz text • Unix (recommended) • Grading • Exams (60% for 502, 50% for 3013) • Projects (40% for 502, 50% for 3013) • Attendance (100% … kidding)

  7. Exams • 60% of 502 grade, 50% of 3013 grade • 2 exams for 502, 1 exam for 3013 • Non-cumulative • Closed-note • Closed-book • Closed-friend

  8. Projects • 2 projects for 3013, 3 projects for 502 • (maybe some extras) • Implementation in Unix • If Windows, then you are on your own • Solo • Project 0 • Unix dabbling • Not due • Project 1 • Due in about 2 weeks

  9. Slides • On the Web • Powerpoint and PDF • Caution! Don’t rely upon the slides alone! Use them as supplementary material • (come to class)

  10. Why This Class? • WPI CS requirements • “core area” for grads • Combines CS concepts • algorithms, languages, data-structures, hardware • system design w/tradeoffs • Better use of the computer • C programming in Unix environment • Foundation for systems work, other courses • Fun!

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