CS 0449: Introduction to Systems Software

CS 0449: Introduction to Systems Software

Instructor:	Jack Lange, Assistant Professor
	Sennott Square, Office #5407
	jacklange@cs.pitt.edu
Office Hours:	TTH. 3:00 - 4:00 PM

Teaching Assistant:	Yuyu Zhou
	yuyuzhou@cs.pitt.edu
Office Hours:	F: 12:00 - 1:00 PM F: 4:00 - 5:00 PM

Lectures:	Tues/Thurs 1:00 - 2:15 PM
Room:	Benedum G36

Recitations:	Fri 11:00-11:50 AM Fri 3:00-3:50 PM
Room:	Sennott Square, Rm. 6110

Syllabus

Announcements

The final will be held in the School of Public Health, Room A115 on Friday at 4PM.

Textbooks

Projects

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

Project 1 -- Due before midnight on Jan 31st
Project 2 -- Due before midnight on Feb 21st
Project 3 -- Due before midnight on ~~Mar 4th~~ Mar 17th
Project 4 -- Due before midnight on Apr 12th
The driver file is located on thoth in /u/SysLab/shared
Project 5 -- Due April ~~22nd~~ 24th
(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:	Spring break
Week 11:	Midterm Review: (Review Slides)
Week 12:	Dynamic Memory: (Lecture slides) -- Readings from the syllabus
Week 13:	Threads: (Lecture slides) -- Readings from the syllabus Synchronization: (Lecture slides) -- Readings from the syllabus
Week 14:	Device Drivers: (Lecture slides) -- Readings from the syllabus Networking: (Lecture slides) -- Readings from the syllabus
Week 15:	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.