Princeton University
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Computer Science 318
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Fall 2013 |
An introduction to operating systems. Emphasis is on the fundamentals of how to design and implement an operating system. Topics include operating system structure, processes, threads, synchronizations, concurrent programming, interprocess communications, virtual memory, I/O device management, and file systems.
Lectures: Tue & Thu 13:30-14:50, Computer Science Building 105
Precept: Tue 19:30-20:20, Computer Science Building 105
Professors:
Kai Li, Computer Science Building 321, Phone: 8-4637, Email: li at cs
Office Hours: Tue 15:00-17:00 or by appointment, in Computer Science Building 321
Andy Bavier, PlanetLab Consortium office, 221 Nassau Street, Phone: (609) 798-1278, Email: acb at cs
Office Hours: Tue 15:00-17:00 or by appointment, in Computer Science Building 321
Undergraduate Coordinator:
Colleen Kenny-McGuinley, Computer Science Building 210, Phone: 8-1746, Email: ckenny@cs.princeton.edu
Teaching Assistants:
| Name | Room | Office hours | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Erickson | scottme@cs.princeton.edu | CS bldg 003 | Thu 15:00-17:00 (Friend 010) |
| Marcela Melara | melara@cs.princeton.edu | CS bldg 003 | Thu 16:00-18:00 (Friend 010) |
COS 217 and 226 or instructor's permission.
Andrew S. Tanenbaum, Modern Operating Systems, 3rd edition, Prentice Hall., 2008
Van Gilluwe, Frank. The undocumented PC : a programmer's guide to I/O, CPUs, and fixed memory areas. On reserve in Engineering Library.
Shanley, Tom. Protected mode software architecture / MindShare, Inc. On reserve in Engineering Library.
IA-32 Intel Architecture Software Developer's Manual, Volume 3: System Programming Guide
The main venue for course announcements and questions will be Piazza: [Enroll in Piazza forum here]
As a backup, some course announcements may be distributed through the course's listserv: COS318-F2013@princeton.edu [subscribe here].
All students need to enable their UNIX accounts. The instructions can be found here.