This document provides an introduction to an operating systems course. It will describe the internal behavior of operating systems using examples from Linux, Windows, and Solaris. Students will write 4-5 programs in C/C++ running on Linux. Topics covered include operating system structures, processes, multithreading, scheduling, synchronization, deadlocks, memory management, file systems, and I/O systems. The textbook is listed, as well as information on exams, homework, and programming assignments, the instructor's contact details, and course policies.

1. Operating System
Da-Wei Chang 張大緯
CSIE, NCKU

2. Course Introduction
• Describe internal behavior of operating
systems
– We will sometimes cover details about Linux,
Windows and Solaris
• You need to write programs in this class
– 4 or 5 C/C++ programs running on Linux

3. Topics
• Operating System Structures
• Process Concept
• Multithreading
• Process Scheduling
• Process Synchronization
• Deadlocks
• Memory Management
• File Systems
• IO Systems

4. Documents
• Text book
– Operating System Concepts 9/E (International
Student Version), by A. Silberschatz, P. B. Galvin,
and G. Gagne, John Wiley & Sons. Inc.
• Teaching notes
– Placed on the web site before the class
• http://os.csie.ncku.edu.tw

5. Contact information and Teaching
Assistants
• Contact information
• Office: 資訊新大樓 65C13 (12F)
• Email: davidchang@csie.ncku.edu.tw
• Teaching Assistants
– announce on the course website

6. Grading
• Mid-term exam (30%)
• Final exam (30%)
• Homework (40%)
– Programs
• 禁抄襲

7. Rules
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