CS 0449: Introduction to Systems Software

CS 0449: Introduction to Systems Software

Instructor:	Jack Lange, Associate Professor
	Sennott Square, Office #5407
	jacklange@cs.pitt.edu
Office Hours:	Tues. 2:00 - 4:00 PM

Teaching Assistant:	Yuyu Zhou
	Sennott Square, Office #6148
Office Hours:	T: 10:00 - 11:59AM W: 3:00 - 5:00PM

Lectures:	Mon/Weds 3:00 - 4:15 PM
Room:	Bennedum 226

Recitations:	Tues 12:00-12:50 PM Weds 2:00-2:50 PM
Room:	Sennott Square, Rm. 5505

Syllabus

Announcements

First midterm is on Monday, Oct 1st
Second midterm is on Wednesday, Oct 31st
Final is on Friday, Dec 14th at 12:00PM (226 Benedum Hall)

Textbooks

Projects

All projects should be submitted by email to the TA before the deadline

Project 1 -- Due before midnight on Sept. 25th
Project 2 -- Due before midnight on Oct 14th
Project 3 -- Due before midnight on ~~Oct 30th~~ Nov 2nd
Project 4 -- Due before midnight on Nov 19th
The driver file is located on thoth in /u/SysLab/shared
Project 5 -- Due December ~~7th~~ 8th
(The server program is available on thoth (/u/SysLab/shared/serv.c) and the port assignments can be found here)

Reading Assignments and Outline

Week 1:	Chapter 1.1 and 1.2 from here (Lecture slides)
Week 2:	Chapter 1.3 and 1.4 from here (Lecture slides) Chapter 2.1 - 2.4 from here (Lecture slides)
Week 3:	Chapter 2.5 - 2.7 from here (Lecture slides) Chapter 4.1 - 4.3 from here (Lecture slides)
Week 4:	Continue Chapter 4 (Lecture slides) Chapter 6 from here (Lecture slides)
Week 5:	Chapter 9 from here (Lecture slides)
Week 6:	Midterm (Review slides)
Week 7:	Assembly Language programming: (Lecture slides) -- Readings from the syllabus and this
Week 8:	Compiling and Linking: (Lecture slides) -- Readings from the syllabus Operating Systems: (Lecture slides) -- Readings from the syllabus
Week 9:	Processes: (Lecture slides) -- Readings from the syllabus Virtual Memory: (Lecture slides) -- Readings from the syllabus
Week 10:	Midterm Review: (Review Slides)
Week 11:	Dynamic Memory: (Lecture slides) -- Readings from the syllabus
Week 12:	Threads: (Lecture slides) -- Readings from the syllabus Synchronization: (Lecture slides) -- Readings from the syllabus
Week 13:	Device Drivers: (Lecture slides) -- Readings from the syllabus Networking: (Lecture slides) -- Readings from the syllabus
Week 14:	Miscellaneous Topics: (Lecture slides) -- Readings from the syllabus Final Review: (Lecture slides)

Examples from class

Week 1:	examples-1.tar.gz
Week 2:	examples-2.tar.gz examples-3.tar.gz
Week 3:	examples-4.tar.gz examples-5.tar.gz
Week 4:	examples-6.tar.gz examples-6.zip examples-7.tar.gz examples-7.zip
Week 7:	examples-10.tar.gz
Week 9:	examples-13.tar.gz
Week 12:	examples-20.tar.gz (pthreads)

Prerequisites

Required: CS 0441, Discrete Structures for Computer Science
Required: CS 0445, Data Structures
Co-Required: CS 0447, Computer Organization and Assembly Language Programing

Grading

15% Midterm 1
15% Midterm 2
15% Final
40% Projects (8% each)
10% Labs/Quizzes
5% Class Participation

Useful Documents

Disability Resources and Services

If you have a disability for which you are or may be requesting an accommodation, you are encouraged to contact the instructor and Disability Resources and Services, 216 William Pitt Union, 412-648-7890 or 412-383-7355 (TTY), as early as possible in the term.