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15-410 Schedule
Reading Assignments
| 2003-08-25 First wave |
Chapter 1 (Intro) |
| Chapter 2 (Computer-System Structures) | |
| Chapter 3 (Operating-System Structures) | |
| Chapter 13.1 (I/O Overview) | |
| Chapter 13.2 (Hardware) | |
| Chapter 13.3 (I/O interface) | |
| 2003-09-03 Second wave |
Chapter 4 (Process) Skip 4.5 (IPC), 4.6 (Client-Server) |
| Chapter 5 (Thread) | |
| Chapter 7 (Synchronization) Skip 7.9 (Transactions) |
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| 2003-09-22 Third wave |
Chapter 7.4.3, 7.5.3 (Deadlock intro, assigned in Wave 2) |
| Chapter 8 (Deadlock) | |
| Chapter 6 (Scheduling) | |
| Chapter 9 (Memory Management) | |
| Chapter 10 (Virtual Memory) | |
| 2003-11-05 Fourth wave |
Chapter 14 (Mass-Storage Structure) |
| Chapter 11 (File-System Interface) | |
| Chapter 12 (File-System Implementation) | |
| 2003-11-21 Fifth wave |
Section 4.5 (IPC), 4.6 (Client-Server) |
| Chapter 18 (Protection) | |
| Chapter 19 (Security) | |
| Chapter 16 (Distributed File Systems) | |
| Designing an Authentication System (optional, but fun) |
Important Dates
| Item | Out | Due |
|---|---|---|
| Project 1 | August 29 (Friday) | September 12 (Friday) |
| Project 2 | September 17 (Wednesday) | October 1 (Wednesday) |
| Project 3 | October 2 (Friday) | November 14 (Friday) |
| Book Report | October 22 (Wednesday) | December 5th (Friday) |
Exam Conflicts
Mid-term exam
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Final exam
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[Last modified Saturday January 10, 2004]