A. I. Cuza University of Iaşi

Advanced Operating Systems

Course nameAdvanced Operating Systems CodeCS3211O2
Class Undergraduate, 2008 - 2011 Package 6
Level Licenţă Year 3 Semester 2 Status Optional
Hours per weekTotal hours per semesterTotal hours of individual workCreditsEvaluation typeTeaching language
CSLPr
5
Taught byAcademic and scientific title, name
Required courses
ObjectivesThis course offers a thoroughgoing study of the basic mechanisms of operating systems and focuses on advanced topics about the kernel modules of the Windows operating system. The operating systems concepts are explained based on the curriculum developed by the Microsoft Windows Academic Program, structured according with ACM/IEEE Operating System Body of Knowledge.
General thematicsOverview of operating systems

Review of basic concepts about operating systems design and evolution

Concurrency, scheduling, memory management

Device management. I/O system. File systems

Real-time and embedded systems

Fault tolerance

System performance evaluation and troubleshooting

Scripting

Comparing the Linux and Windows kernels

Windows and Unix interoperability

Seminary / Laboratory thematicsLab works related to the course' general thematics. The students will do lab experiments and assignments through which they will study operating systems concepts related to the Windows operating system, using the resources from Windows Academic Program.
Teaching methodsExposure using course notes (slides, available from the begining of each course) presented with a video-projector, demos on computer.
Bibliography
  1. Mark Russinovich and David Solomon, Windows Internals, 5th edition, Microsoft Press, 2009
  2. Windows Academic Program: http://www.microsoft.com/resources/sharedsource/Licensing/WindowsAcademic.mspx
EvaluationconditionsThe presence at the laboratory activities and at the written thesis.
criteriasMinimal score for graduation is ¼ of the maximal score for each of the two components: laboratory and written thesis.
modesEvaluation during the semester (lab works) and a final written thesis.
formulaFinal Score = Lab * 2/3 + WrittenThesis * 1/3. The final mark is obtained from the final score through classification based on the ECTS – European Credit Transfer System and Diploma Supplement.
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