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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.
| 2004-01-12 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) | |
| 2004-01-21 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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| 2004-02-04 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) | |
| 2004-02-27 Fourth wave |
Chapter 14 (Mass-Storage Structure) |
| Chapter 11 (File-System Interface) | |
| Chapter 12 (File-System Implementation) | |
| 2004-03-29 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
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| Item | Out | Due |
|---|---|---|
| Project 0 | January 14 (Wednesday) | January 21 (Wednesday) |
| Project 1 | January 23 (Friday) | February 2 (Monday) |
| Book Report | January 30 (Friday) | April 30 (Friday) |
| Project 2 | February 4 (Wednesday) | February 18 (Wednesday) |
| Project 3 | February 20 (Friday) | April 9 (Friday) |
| Mid-term Exam | February 25 (Wednesday) | |
| Spring Break | March 5 (Friday) | March 14 (Sunday) |
| Mid-term Grades | March 8 (Monday) | |
| Project 3 fork()/exec() checkpoint | March 19 (Friday) | |
| Project 3 due | April 9 (Friday) | |
| Project 3 overtime due date | April 19 (Monday) | |
| Project 4 | April 12 (Monday) | April 28 (Wednesday) |
| No class (Spring Carnival) | April 16 (Friday) | |
| Project 4 due | April 28 (Wednesday) | |
| Book Report due | April 30 (Friday) | |
| Last day of class | ||
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 Tuesday April 13, 2004]