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15-410 Schedule (Fall 2017)
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 2nd edition |
OS:P+P 1st edition |
OSC: 9th edition |
OSC: 8th edition |
OSC: 7th edition |
OSC: 6th edition |
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| 2017-08-28 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) | ||||||
| 2017-09-06 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 5 (Synchronization) | Chapter 6 (Synchronization) Skip: 6.9 (Transactions) |
Chapter 7 (Synchronization) Skip: 7.9 (Transactions) |
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| 2017-09-20 Third wave |
Sections 6.4, 6.5 (Deadlock) | Chapter 6 (Advanced Synchronization) | Section 5.6.3, 5.7.3 (Deadlock intro, assigned in Wave 2) | 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); Section 10.1 | Chapter 9 (Caching & VM); Sections 10.1, 10.2 | Chapter 9 (Virtual Memory) | Chapter 10 (Virtual Memory) | |||
| Chapter 7 (Scheduling) | Chapter 6 (Scheduling) | Chapter 5 (Scheduling) | Chapter 6 (Scheduling) | |||
| 2017-11-03 Fourth wave |
Chapter 12 (Storage Devices) | Chapter 10 (Mass-Storage Structure) | Chapter 12 (Mass-Storage Structure) | Chapter 14 (Mass-Storage Structure) | ||
| Chapter 11 (File System Intro) | Chapter 11 (File-System Interface) | Chapter 10 (File-System Interface) | Chapter 11 (File-System Interface) | |||
| Chapter 13 (Files & Directories) | Chapter 12 (File-System Implementation) | Chapter 11 (File-System Implementation) | Chapter 12 (File-System Implementation) | |||
| 2017-11-17 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) | Section 17.9 (Distributed File Systems) | Chapter 17 (Distributed File Systems) | Chapter 16 (Distributed File Systems) | |||
| Chapter 14 (Reliable Storage) | Sections 12.7.2, 18.7.3 | (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 30 (Wednesday) | September 6 (Wednesday) |
| Project 1 | September 8 (Friday) | September 18 (Monday) |
| Book Report | September 11 (Monday) | December 8 (Friday) |
| Partner registration deadline | September 22 (Friday) | |
| Project 2 | September 20 (Wednesday) | October 6 (Friday) |
| Project 3 | October 6 (Friday) | November 17 (Friday) |
| Mid-term Exam (evening) | October 10/11/12 (Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday) - 18:30-22:30, TBD | |
| Project 3 Checkpoint 1 demo (in cluster: Wean 5207) | October 16 (Monday) | |
| Fall Break | October 20 (Friday) | |
| Mid-term Grades | October 23 (Monday) | |
| Project 3 Checkpoint 2 demo (in cluster: Wean 5207) | October 25 (Wednesday) | |
| Project 3 due | November 17 (Friday) | |
| Thanksgiving Break | November 22 (Wednesday) | November 26 (Sunday) |
| Project 3 overtime due date | December 1 (Friday) | |
| Project 4 | November 20 (Monday) | December 6 (Wednesday) |
| Project 3 Interviews | December 4 (Monday) | December 6 (Wednesday) |
| Project 4 due | December 6 (Wednesday) | |
| Book Report due | December 8 (Friday) | |
| Homework 2 due | ||
| Last day of class | ||
Changes
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[Last modified Monday September 11, 2017]