CS 310 Introduction to Operating Systems

Summary

• Course meets Tuesday & Thursday from 10-11:15 AM in Dumbach 125
• This is an upper level course that teaches the basics of computer operating systems.
• The schedule on this page lists the topics we will cover by date.

Office Hours

• Doyle 309
  
• Lab Thursday noon — 2 PM
  Doyle Makerspace
• Or by appointment

Grade Review Policy

After a graded item is returned in class or in Sakai, any requests for reviewing the grade must be submitted in writing with the graded item within 1 week.

Course Outcomes

• Explain fundamental Types of OS abstractions: processes, files,
• Design and implement OS components: libraries, system calls, virtual memory, schedulers, filesystems, and device drivers
• Assess system performance
• Explain the impact of algorithms and data structures
• Make use of concurrency in userland programs

Grading

• Treat this course like a job where you are trying to get promoted. If you show up and do your work, you will get a good grade.
• Lowest homework and quiz assignments will be dropped.
• No partial credit for code that does not compile.
• Homework: 40 %
• Quizzes: 20 %
• Final Project: 40 %

Percentage	Letter Grade
91+	A
89-90	A-
87-88	B+
77-86	B
75-76	B-
73-74	C+
62-72	C
60-61	C-
50-59	D
Below 50	F

Why?

I have one main opinion about programming, which is that deeply understanding the underlying systems you use (the browser, the kernel, the operating system, the network layers, your database, HTTP, whatever you’re running on top of) is essential if you want to do technically innovative work and be able to solve hard problems.

-Julia Evans

Scheduling Conflicts

• If you have a (legitimate) scheduling conflict with a quiz or exam, it is possible to schedule a makeup session. You must let me know at least two weeks prior to the quiz/exam date. Legitimate scheduling conflicts include religious observances.
• LUC's academic calendar can be found here.

Mandatory Reporter Statment

• Each faculty and staff member at Loyola University Chicago is required to report any incidents of gender-based misconduct that they are made aware of, even if it happened in the past. Gender-based misconduct includes discrimination based on actual or perceived sex, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, or pregnancy or parenting status; dating and domestic violence; sexual misconduct (including sexual assault, sexual harassment, and sexual exploitation); and stalking.

Programming Resources

• i386 Programmer's Reference Manual
• C Book
• OS Development Wiki

Collaboration

• No collaboration is permitted on exams or quizzes.
• Collaboration, but not copying, is encouraged on homework assignments. If you obtain a solution through research, e.g., in the library or online, cite your source completely and write up the solution in your own words.