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15-410 Schedule
Reading Assignments
This table is a guide to the expected reading sequence and approximate dates. You can use it to read ahead, which is an excellent idea.
| Assignment | OS: P+P |
OSC: 8th edition |
OSC: 7th edition |
OSC: 6th edition |
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| 2013-08-26 First wave |
Chapter 1 (Intro) | Chapter 1 (Intro) | Chapter 1 (Intro) | ||
| Chapter 2 (Computer-System Structures) | |||||
| Chapter 2 (The Kernel Abstraction) | Chapter 2 (OS Structures) | Chapter 3 (OS Structures) | |||
| Section 3.0 [Chapter Intro] | |||||
| Section 3.5 (OS Structure) | |||||
| Section 11.3 (Software Layers) |
Chapter 13.1 (I/O Overview) | ||||
| Chapter 13.2 (I/O Hardware) | |||||
| Chapter 13.3 (I/O Interface) | |||||
| 2013-09-04 Second wave |
Sections 3.1 (Process Management), 3.2 (I/O), 3.3 (Shell) |
Chapter 3 (Process) Skip: 3.4-3.5 (IPC), 3.6 (Client-Server) |
Chapter 3 (Process) Skip: 3.4 (IPC), 3.5 (Client-Server) |
Chapter 4 (Process) Skip: 4.5 (IPC), 4.6 (Client-Server) |
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| Chapter 4 (Concurrency & Threads) |
Chapter 4 (Threads) | Chapter 5 (Threads) | |||
| Chapter 5 (Synchronization), Section 3.4 (Producer/Consumer) |
Chapter 6 (Synchronization) Skip: 6.9 (Transactions) |
Chapter 7 (Synchronization) Skip: 7.9 (Transactions) |
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| 2013-09-18 Third wave |
Chapter 6 (Advanced Synchronization) | Chapter 6.5.3, 6.6.3 (Deadlock intro, assigned in Wave 2) | Chapter 7.4.3, 7.5.3 (Deadlock intro, assigned in Wave 2) | ||
| Chapter 7 (Deadlock) | Chapter 8 (Deadlock) | ||||
| Chapter 8 (Address Translation) | Chapter 8 (Main Memory) | Chapter 9 (Memory Management) | |||
| Chapter 9 (Caching & VM) | Chapter 9 (Virtual Memory) | Chapter 10 (Virtual Memory) | |||
| Chapter 7 (Scheduling) | Chapter 5 (Scheduling) | Chapter 6 (Scheduling) | |||
| 2013-11-01 Fourth wave |
Chapter 12 (Storage Devices) | Chapter 12 (Mass-Storage Structure) | Chapter 14 (Mass-Storage Structure) | ||
| Chapter 11 (File System Intro) | Chapter 10 (File-System Interface) | Chapter 11 (File-System Interface) | |||
| Chapter 13 (Files & Directories) | Chapter 11 (File-System Implementation) | Chapter 12 (File-System Implementation) | |||
| 2013-11-15 Fifth wave |
(see lecture) | Section 3.4-3.5 (IPC), 3.6 (Client-Server) | Section 3.4 (IPC), 3.5 (Client-Server) | Section 4.5 (IPC), 4.6 (Client-Server) | |
| (see lecture) | Chapter 14 (Protection) | Chapter 18 (Protection) | |||
| (see lecture) | Chapter 15 (Security) | Chapter 19 (Security) | |||
| Web page: Designing an Authentication System (optional, but fun) | |||||
| (see lecture) | Chapter 17 (Distributed File Systems) | Chapter 16 (Distributed File Systems) | |||
| Chapter 14 (Reliable Storage) | (see lecture) | ||||
Important Dates
At present these dates are tentative. This is not an offer to buy or sell securities. Tax and title fee extra. Some restrictions apply. Void where prohibited by law.
| Item | Out | Due |
|---|---|---|
| Project 0 | August 28 (Wednesday) | September 4 (Wednesday) |
| Project 1 | September 6 (Friday) | September 16 (Monday) |
| Book Report | September 11 (Wednesday) | December 6 (Friday) |
| Partner registration deadline | September 20 (Friday) | |
| Project 2 | September 18 (Wednesday) | October 4 (Friday) |
| Project 3 | October 4 (Friday) | November 15 (Friday) |
| Mid-term Exam (evening) | October 9 (Wednesday) - evening | |
| Project 3 Checkpoint 1 demo (in cluster: Wean 5207) | October 14 (Monday) | |
| Fall Break | October 18 (Friday) | |
| Mid-term Grades | October 21 (Monday) | |
| Project 3 Checkpoint 2 demo (in cluster: Wean 5207) | October 23 (Wednesday) | |
| Project 3 due | November 15 (Friday) | |
| Thanksgiving Break | November 27 (Wednesday) | November 31 (Sunday) |
| Project 3 overtime due date | November 29 (Friday) | |
| Project 4 | November 18 (Monday) | December 4 (Wednesday) |
| Project 3 Interviews | December 2 (Monday) | December 4 (Wednesday) |
| Project 4 due | December 4 (Wednesday) | |
| Book Report due | December 6 (Friday) | |
| Homework 2 due | ||
| Last day of class | ||
Changes
- Adjusted years from 2012 to 2013 (2013-11-11)
Exam Conflicts
Final exam
You are responsible for checking the official CMU final exam schedule and immediately notifying instructors of all affected courses about any conflicts.
[Last modified Monday November 11, 2013]