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CSCI 5531 Advanced
Operating Systems spring 2025 (1/13 – 4/28 +
final exam)
Time (Classroom) Tuesdays, 1:00 pm – 3:50 pm (Delta 201) Course Description: Study of current
methodologies used in the design of distributed operating systems including
issues related to the design of distributed file systems, inter-process
communication and synchronization facilities, process, processor and memory
management within the context of distributed operating systems. Case studies
and review of current literature. Basic introduction to network programming
and its application to the design of a simplified component of a distributed
operating system. Prerequisite: CSCI 5134 (Concurrent
Programming and Software Modeling) and CSCI 4534 (Operating Systems) [or
equivalent undergraduate senior-level OS course] Learning
Outcome:
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Use and apply important concepts in distributed systems and
advanced operating systems. ·
Understand, implement, and design distributed systems. ·
Identify how different components such as inter-process
communication, global clocks and synchronization, consistency and
replication, and fault tolerance work together. ·
Work on the design and development of distributed systems
components: inter-process communication, global clocks and synchronization,
consistency and replication, fault tolerance, security, etc. ·
Be exposed to the main research issues faced by the designers of
distributed systems; students will be prepared for reading, understanding,
and participating in research in distributed and advanced operating systems. ·
Be exposed to technologies such as Virtualization, Cloud
Computing, Pervasive Computing, Distributed Web-Based Systems, etc. ·
Have the opportunity to practice and write
applications that simulate the various concepts related to the material. Class Format: Lectures are combined
with discussions, hands-on exercises and student presentations. Students
are expected to be active participants, by studying the relevant chapters and/or research
papers, and participating at in-class discussions. Lifelong
learning “Education is not something you can finish.” (Isaac Asimov) A note about Bloom's Taxonomy and your learning …
(source: https://tips.uark.edu/using-blooms-taxonomy/
) Instructor: Dr. T. Andrew
Yang -
Email address: yang@uhcl.edu -
Web site: https://sceweb.uhcl.edu/yang -
Office: Delta 174 -
Phone: (281) 283-3835 (Please leave a message if
not available.) -
Drop-in
Office Hours Tuesdays: 11:30 am - 1:00 pm Wednesdays: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Thursdays: 11:30 am - 1:00 pm o In-person:
D174 o
via Zoom meetings, click this link during
the posted office hours: https://uhcl.zoom.us/j/93285948037?pwd=U3NJMmhMaWVjZy9INUxwbS9ENDBvZz09 -
To
communicate with the professor, you are
encouraged to email your questions or issues to yang@uhcl.edu
and, if necessary, set up a time with the professor to have an online
meeting. Emails are typically replied within 24
hours. If you have not received a response within 24 hours, either send a
reminder email or leave a message at (281) 283-3835. -
Using emails effectively: Emailing has become an indispensable
tool in most work places. Emails without a subject line or the
signature line will be considered as potentially malicious and be discarded. Here is a sample subject line:
"CSCI 4323 Lab #1, question 3". The signature line should have your
full name and the name of the class. Although email messages tend to be
informal, please check the grammar and spelling of your messages to ensure
their legibility. Try to provide sufficient details in
your email message, such as the problem(s) you have encountered, the
solution(s) you have tried, and the outcome you have got from these
solution(s). Teaching assistant info and office hours
Required Text: G. Coulouris, J. Dollimore, T. Kindberg, and G.
Blair. Distributed Systems Concepts and
Design, 5th ed., Addison Wesley 2012. ISBN-10: 0-13-214301-1,
ISBN-13: 978-0-13-214301-1 + Instructor's handouts in the class
and/or on the Web NOTE: The following schedule
will be adhered to as closely as possible, although changes are probable.
Always check with your instructor if you are not sure about what would be covered next week.
+ Attendance
Policy: You are expected
to attend all classes. If you have ever missed a class, be sure to discover
from your classmates and/or the instructor what might have been covered. It
is your responsibility to get hold of whatever may have been discussed in the
class. Class
Participation: Participating in the
class is expected. You should ask or answer questions during the in-class or
online discussions. Grading Scale: The accumulated points from all the
categories determine a person's final grade. There will be no extra-credit
projects.
Grading policy: -
All students are graded
the same way according to the grading scale posted above. -
Unless a grading error is
found in an exam or assignment, a student’s grade will NEVER be changed once
it is assigned. -
No extra projects or
assignments would be given to an individual student to help improve his/her
grades. Advices: o Your grades will be continually updated in the
Canvas. It is your obligation to monitor your grade-in-progress regularly, and immediately ask questions or seek help if
you are concerned. o Once a grade is assigned and posted (in the Canvas), a student may
appeal for correction of the assigned grade (if a grading error is found) within
a week. After that, the grade is finalized. o Never bother to appeal for a change of your grade once it is finalized;
the best and proper time of improving your chance of earning a good grade is
before it is finalized. Quizzes, Tests, and Exams: Both analytic and synthetic abilities are emphasized. Being able
to apply the learned knowledge toward problem solving is also highly
emphasized in the tests. Unless due to unexpected, documented
emergency, no makeup tests or quizzes will be given. Assignments will be posted on the class
web site as well as in the Canvas. The due date
and time of each assignment is specified when it is published in the Canvas. -
Identification page: All assignments
must have your name, and course name/number/section number (e.g., CSCI 5531)
at the top of the first page. -
Proper organization of submitted material: If your
submission include multiple documents, combine all
of them into a single document (for example, a single PDF or ZIP). -
Order! Order! Arrange the solutions following
the sequence of the questions. Write the question number at the top-right
corner of each page. -
Word processing: It is required that you type
your reports (e.g., print them using a printer). Use a word processor and
appropriate typesetting and/or drawing tools to do the assignments. Spellcheck
the whole document before printing it. You may lose points due to spelling
or grammatical errors. A note about problem-solving: An important part of problem solving is correct
understanding of the given problem. -
Try to have a good grasp of the
problem before starting the process of finding the solution(s). -
Use any resources, including
the instructor, the TA, your classmates/friends, and online resources to
ensure that you have correctly understood the given problem. -
While trying to figure out
the solution(s), continue to verify your understanding of the problem. -
Read the
given instructions carefully before taking
any action; while preparing your solutions, be sure to follow the given
instructions. NOTE: When a grade is assigned, the grade can
only be appealed within a week after
the grade has been posted. Always review a graded lab or test immediately and, if
needed, talk to the instructor within a week. Academic Honesty Policy: NOTE: Unless otherwise specified, all assignments, projects, quizzes, tests
and exams are individual work. Students
should take caution not to violate the academic
honesty policy specified by the university. Per the UHCL
academic honesty policy, plagiarism is defined as follow. Plagiarism: a. Incorporating the work or idea of another
person into one’s own work without acknowledging the source of that work or
idea. b. Attempting to receive credit for work performed by another person,
including papers obtained in whole or part from individuals or other sources. c. Copying copyrighted computer programs or data files belonging to
someone else. Visit http://cse.uhcl.edu/yang/citing.htm for more
information about cited references. Instructor's
Notes: -
Important: If you think you have lost some points
due to grading errors, make sure you approach the instructor within a week after the
assignment, project, or test has been graded. -
To get the most out of this class, you need to read
the textbooks and spend time using computers regularly. Be prepared for a
class by previewing the material to be covered in that class and participate
in discussions and problem-solving exercises, if applicable, in the class. -
Taking
notes and understanding what
are covered in classes are essential for
successfully passing the exams. -
As a student being trained to become a professional
person, you are expected to behave according to the professional codes of
conduct (e.g., the IEEE
Code of Conduct) or code of ethics (e.g., the ACM Code of Ethics). As a starting point, listed below are
some of the common behaviors that do not conform to the codes of ethics: - Being
regularly late for the class. - Chatting
with another person while the instructor or someone is giving a speech in
class. - Being
regularly late when submitting assignments. - Asking
the instructor or the TA for a favor when submitting a late assignment. - Checking
out others’ answers during an exam. - Continuing
to write when an exam’s time is up, or submitting an
online exam past the due time. - Violating
academic honesty when working on the assignments or
exams. - Using
others’ write-up without proper citing when writing a paper or report. - …
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