CS550: Comparative Operating Systems

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• CS-550Comparative Operating Systems
• Instructor Dr. Marius D. Soneru
• Fall 2001

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• Course Description
• CS550 is an advanced course in operating systems
  based upon two core textbooks and journal
  literature in this area
• Goals
• Acquaint the student with the most representative
  operating systems that have made significant
  contributions to the field
• Give the student an understanding of some of the
  most important issues that have been shaping the
  evolution of operating systems recently, such as
  issues related to distributed operating systems
  and security
• Learning to use the literature and the benefits
  of group enquiry and involves extracting the
  main ideas from an article, experiencing the
  benefits of group enquiry, and placing the
  material in perspective

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• Textbooks
• Stallings, W., Operating Systems, Fourth
  Edition, Prentice-Hall 2001, ISBN 0-13-031999-6
• Singhal, M. and Shivaratri, N.G., Advanced
  Concepts in Operating Systems, McGraw-Hill 1994,
  ISBN 0-07-057572-X
• Pre-requisite
• CS-450 Operating Systems
• Course Organization
• Part 1 Formal Lectures
• Part 2 Student reports, presentations, and group
  discussions

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• Exams
• Two exams are contemplated, a midterm scheduled
  around the 7th or 8th week of the semester and a
  final at the end of the semester
• Grading
• Midterm 35
• Report, presentation, and class
  participation 25
• Final 40

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• Written reports and presentations
• The students are expected to prepare a written
  report and to make it available to the entire
  class at least one week before the scheduled
  presentation
• Each student will give a brief presentation
  describing the highlights of the report

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• Contents of student reports and presentations
• Selected topics A report on a selected topic may
  contain a detailed presentation of the subject
  beyond its coverage given in the formal lectures
  of Part 1 and a critical survey of the relevant
  published papers. Alternatively, a report on a
  selected topic may contain a subject not covered
  in the formal lectures, as agreed with the
  instructor
• Specific operating system Case Study A report
  on a specific operating system should present the
  salient features of that system, its main
  characteristics, the particular solutions
  selected for solving general operating system
  issues and a critical comparison with other
  systems in the same category

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• Office hours and contact information
• Dr. Marius D. Soneru
• Office I.I.T. Rice, room 229, phone
  630-682-6034
• I.I.T. MC, room SB226E, phone TBA
• Email soneru_at_iit.edu
• Office hours Tue and Thu, RI 430-600 p.m.,
• Fr, MC 430-600 p.m.
• Teaching Assistant TBA