Operating Systems
Welcome to Operating Systems (EE433) Course.
Class Timings:
This course is being taught by another staff member. Please check with the department registration.Textbooks:
William Stallings Operating Systems , 6th edition.Registration:
Please click here to register for the first time. (Please write your full name in Arabic ).Handouts:
Lecture: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 .Marks:
Click here .Assignments:
Click here .Prerequisites
EE303 Numerical Analysis, EE334 Introduction to Microprocessor and EE432 Data Structures.
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Description and Objectives:
The purpose of this course is to introduce you to the exciting world of operating systems, an issue central to the art of computer and mobile operations. At the end of the course your knowledge will be strong enogh to enable you to understand the system behaviour. The course will be structured around a comprehensive set of assignments to enable you to get hands on experience.
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Course Outline:
- Introduction
- Operating Systems
- Processes
- Threads
- Concurrency
- Deadlock
- Memory Management
- Virtual Memory
- Process Scheduling
- I/O Management and Disk Scheduling
- File Management
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Exams and Assignments:
Grading will be based on three exams, 6-7 quizzes and 4-5 assignments. Specifically, quizzes will be announced at least one class period in advance. There will be two mideterm exams and a final. The material covered in the exams will be drawn from the lectures and the quizzes. There will be several assignments which will be done in groups. The goal of the assignments is to provide you with hands-on experience with handling various kinds of operating system tasks. In the lectures, you will be introduced to operating systems at an abstract level and in the assignments you will write topics related to various operating system parts. Specific details and due dates will be announced in class.
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Course Policies:
Slides, assignments, and other useful information will be posted on the course web page. Regular attendance is highly recommended. If you miss a class, you are responsible for all material covered or assigned in class. The assignments are to be completed in groups, however, all members of a team are expected to fully understand the structure and implementation of the assignment. Discussion of the assignments is allowed and encouraged. However, each team is expected to do its own work. Assignments which are too similar will receive a zero. No late assignments will be accepted unless there is an extreme emergency.