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Course Description
This course covers general issues of design and implementation
of advanced modern operating systems.
The focus is on issues that are critical to the applications
of distributed systems and computer networks, which include
interprocess communication, distributed processing,
sharing and replication of data and files.
Approximately two third of the course will be devoted to
basic concepts and techniques, and the remaining third will
be on programming and assorted current topics in modern operating
systems and distributed systems.
Topics include:
- Review of Centralized Operating Systems
- Network and Distributed Operating Systems
- Concepts and Architectures of Distributed Systems
- Concurrent Processing and Concurrency Control
- Distributed Process Management
- Virtual Environment
- Distributed File Systems
- Current Issues of Modern and Distributed Operating Systems
Course Materials
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Textbook
- Andrew S. Tanenbaum and Maarten van Steen
- Distributed Systems: Principles and Paradigms
- Prentice Hall, 2002. (see here for additional resources related to the text.)
- Distributed Systems: Principles and Paradigms
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References
- George Coulouris, Jean Dollimore, and Tim Kindberg
- Distributed Systems: Concepts and Design (fourth edition)
- Addison-Wesley, 2005. (see here for additional resources related to the text.)
- Jim Smith and Ravi Nair
- Virtual Machines: Versatile Platforms for Systems and Processes
- Morgan Kaufmann, 2005. (see here for additional resources related to the text.)
- Distributed Systems: Concepts and Design (fourth edition)
Lecture Script
- Lecture one: Outline (see classnote here)
- Lecture two: Introduction (see classnote here)
- Lecture three: Review (see classnote here)
- Lecture four: Distributed Systems (see classnote here)
- Communication (see classnote via courseinfo)
- Interprocess Communication and Coordination (see classnote here)
- Virtual machine and virtual environment
- Distributed File Systems
- Distributed Shared Memory
- Student Presentation
Following IIT regulation, most of the lecture slides are only available via Blackboard
Assignments
Assignments will be given each week. Normally these will be due in two weeks. Large assignments and the term project will be given longer periods of time.- Homework Assignment 1 (Feb. 5, 2008)
- Homework Assignment 2 (Feb. 26: 2008)
- Homework Assignment 3 (Due: March 11, 2008)
- Homework Assignment 4 (Due: March 25, 2008)
- Homework Assignment 5 (Due: April 15, 2008)
- Assignment 6
- Exam, April 15, 2008 ( a sample exam)
- Term Project Presentation
Solutions
Solutions of the homeworks and program assignments may be provided from time to time to meet the need.- Homework 1 solution HTML
- Homework 2 solution HTML
- A partial solution of the sample exam
Term Project
- Project Guideline
- Prestation Guideline
- A sample term project report
- Important Date
- Two-page Term Project Proposal Due: Feb. 22, 2008
- Final Term Project Report Due: May. 8, 2008
Evaluation
- 35% -- Homework, Programming Assignment, and Participation
- 35% -- Exam
- 30% -- Term Project and Presentation