CSE 30341 is the one of the core classes in the Computer Science and Engineering program at the University of Notre Dame. This course introduces all aspects of modern operating systems. Topics include process structure and synchronization, interprocess communication, memory management, file systems, security, I/O, and distributed files systems.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Describe the basic components of a modern operating system.
Understand the symbiotic relationship between computer architecture and operating system design.
Discuss how operating systems provide abstractions for virtualization, concurrency, and persistence.
Construct applications that utilize processes, threads, and sockets to solve problems requiring concurrent or parallel computation.
Explain how resources such as memory is allocated and managed by the operating system.
Evaluate the trade-offs embedded in different operating system techniques, algorithms, and data structures.
Analyze the performance of applications in a variety of system contexts.
Unit | Date | Topics | Assignments |
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Introduction | Tue 08/27 | Syllabus, Computer Hardware, OS Themes Slides Slides Panopto | Reading 00 |
Thu 08/29 | OS Taxonomy, OS History, Boot Sequence Slides Panopto | ||
System Calls | Tue 09/03 | System Calls Slides Panopto | Reading 01 |
Thu 09/05 | I/O, Files, Directories Panopto | ||
Processes | Tue 09/10 | Processes, Signals, Direct Execution Slides Panopto | Reading 02 |
Thu 09/12 | IPC, Pipes, Sockets Slides Panopto | ||
Sat 09/14 | Project | Project 01 | |
Tue 09/17 | Scheduling (FIFO, Round Robin) Slides Panopto | Reading 03 | |
Thu 09/19 | Scheduling (MLFQ, Lottery) Slides Panopto | ||
Threads | Tue 09/24 | Events Slides Panopto | Reading 04 |
Thu 09/26 | Threads Slides Panopto | ||
Sat 09/28 | Project | Project 02 | |
Tue 10/01 | Locks Slides Panopto | Reading 05 | |
Thu 10/03 | Conditional Variables Slides Panopto | ||
Tue 10/08 | Semaphores Slides Panopto | Reading 06 | |
Thu 10/10 | Concurrency Bugs Slides Panopto | ||
Mon 10/14 | Project | Project 03 | |
Midterm | Tue 10/15 | Checklist Panopto | |
Thu 10/17 | Midterm Exam | ||
Fall Break | |||
Memory | Tue 10/29 | Address Spaces, Translation Slides Panopto | Reading 07 |
Thu 10/31 | Free-Space Management Slides Panopto | ||
Tue 11/05 | Segmentation Slides Panopto | Reading 08 | |
Thu 11/07 | Paging Slides Panopto | ||
Sat 11/09 | Project | Project 04 | |
Tue 11/12 | TLBs, Page Tables Slides Panopto | Reading 09 | |
Thu 11/14 | Swapping Slides Panopto | ||
Filesystems | Tue 11/19 | I/O Devices Slides Panopto | Reading 10 |
Thu 11/21 | RAID Slides Panopto | ||
Mon 11/25 | Project | Project 05 | |
Tue 11/26 | File Systems Slides Panopto | Reading 11 | |
Thu 11/28 | Thanksgiving | ||
Tue 12/03 | FFS, LFS Slides Panopto | Reading 12 | |
Thu 12/05 | Consistency and Integrity Slides Panopto | ||
Miscellaneous | Tue 12/10 | Checklist Panopto | |
Thu 12/12 | Project | Project 06 | |
Reading Days | |||
Final | Mon 12/16 | Final Exam |
Component | Points |
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Readings Weekly reading assignments. | 12 × 3 |
Projects Periodic group projects. | 6 × 24 |
Exams Midterm and Final Exams. | 50 + 70 |
Total | 300 |
Grade | Points | Grade | Points | Grade | Points |
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A | 280-300 | A- | 270-279 | ||
B+ | 260-269 | B | 250-259 | B- | 240-249 |
C+ | 230-239 | C | 220-229 | C- | 210-219 |
D | 195-209 | F | 0-194 |
All Readings are to be submitted to your own private GitLab repository. Unless specified otherwise:
Students are expected to attend and contribute regularly in class. This means answering questions in class, participating in discussions, and helping other students.
Foreseeable absences should be discussed with the instructor ahead of time.
Any student who has a documented disability and is registered with Disability Services should speak with the professor as soon as possible regarding accommodations. Students who are not registered should contact the Office of Disabilities.
Any academic misconduct in this course is considered a serious offense, and the strongest possible academic penalties will be pursued for such behavior. Students may discuss high-level ideas with other students, but at the time of implementation (i.e. programming), each person must do his/her own work. Use of the Internet as a reference is allowed but directly copying code or other information is cheating. It is cheating to copy, to allow another person to copy, all or part of an exam or a assignment, or to fake program output. It is also a violation of the Undergraduate Academic Code of Honor to observe and then fail to report academic dishonesty. You are responsible for the security and integrity of your own work.
In the case of a serious illness or other excused absence, as defined by university policies, coursework submissions will be accepted late by the same number of days as the excused absence.
Otherwise, there is a penalty of 25% per week late (except where noted) for each assignment submitted after the corresponding deadline.
This course will be recorded using Panopto. This system allows us to automatically record and distribute lectures to you in a secure environment. You can watch these recordings on your computer, tablet, or smartphone. In the course in Sakai, look for the "Panopto" tool on the left hand side of the course.
Because we will be recording in the classroom, your questions and comments may be recorded. Recordings typically only capture the front of the classroom, but if you have any concerns about your voice or image being recorded please speak to me to discuss your concerns. Except for faculty and staff who require access, no content will be shared with individuals outside of your course without your permission.
These recordings are jointly copyrighted by the University of Notre Dame and your instructor. Posting them to other websites (including YouTube, Facebook, SnapChat, etc.) or elsewhere without express, written permission may result in disciplinary action and possible civil prosecution.
For the assignments in this class, you may discuss with other students and consult printed and online resources. You may quote from books and online sources as long as you cite them properly. However, you may not look at another student's solution, and you may not look at solutions.
The following table summarizes how you may work with other students and use print/online sources:
Resources | Solutions | |
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Consulting | Allowed | Not Allowed |
Copying | Cite | Not Allowed |
See the CSE Guide to the Honor Code for definitions of the above terms.
If an instructor sees behavior that is, in his judgement, academically dishonest, he is required to file either an Honor Code Violation Report or a formal report to the College of Engineering Honesty Committee.