CS370: Operating Systems

To be revised for Spring 2021

Announcements: Course Objectives:
CS370 is a core undergraduate CS course. The objective of this course is to understand the broad range of issues that underlie the modern Operating Systems. We focus on key concepts and algorithms that are used in both commercial and open-source operating systems. This course will cover the following broad areas:

Operating systems - perspective, terminology, structure.
Processes, threads, concurrency and deadlocks
CPU Scheduling algorithms
Deadlocks and resource management
Memory - address translation and virtual memory
Storage architecture and File System
Virtual Machines and data centers

We may discuss advanced topics (security and reliability) and recent development based on time available.

Lecture Coordinates
Sec 1: MS Teams Ch S1, Tu, Th 9:30-10:45 AM
Sec 2: MS Teams Ch S2, Tu, Th 12:30 - 1:45 PM
Sec 801: MS Teams Ch S2

Help Sessions
To be announed

Exapand email abreviation: C.E = colostate. edu

Instructors
Yashwant Malaiya Office: Room CSB 356(not in Spring) Office Hours: 3:30-4:30 PM on Mon, Wed (Tent on Teams, email to arrange) E-mail: malaiya at cs.C.E		Phil Sharp Office Hours: 4-5 PM on Tues, Thurs. E-mail: sharpp at rams.C.E
Teaching Assistants
Graduate TA: Richi Rodriguez Richi.Rodriguez at C.E Hours: Wed 2-4 PM, Fri 9-11 AM		Graduate TA: Mohit Kumar Katragadda MohitKumar.Katragadda at C.E Hours: Mon 2-4 PM, Wed 10-12 AM
Undergraduate TA: Xinyi Wang xinyi99 at C.E Hours: Tues, Thurs 3-4 PM		Undergraduate TA: Anteneh Zeleke Anteneh.Zeleke at rams.C.E Hours: Tu, Th 10-11 AM