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Course Title Computer Systems
Course Number CS 5600
Semester Fall 2016
Meetings Mondays 6pm-9pm, Whidbey Room
Prerequisites None

Contact Information

Role Name and Email Address Office Hours
Instructor Therapon (Theo) Skoteiniotis
(skotthe@ccs.neu.edu) 		401 Terry Ave.
Suite 100,
Room 142,
Seattle, WA, 98109.
 Wednesdays 3:00 - 4:00pm
Instructor Vinayak Rao (Use Piazza) TBD 225 Terry Ave.
Room Whidbey,
Seattle, WA, 98109.
 Tuesdays 4:30 - 5:30pm
Assistant TBD TBD TBD
Grader TBD TBD TBD

Course Description

Studies the structure, components, design, implementation, and internal operation of computer systems, focusing mainly on the operating system level. Reviews computer hardware and architecture including the arithmetic and logic unit, and the control unit. Covers current operating system components and construction techniques including the memory and memory controller, I/O device management, device drivers, memory management, file system structures, and the user interface. Introduces distributed operating systems. Discusses issues arising from concurrency and distribution, such as scheduling of concurrent processes, interprocess communication and synchronization, resource sharing and allocation, and deadlock management and resolution. Includes examples from real operating systems. Exposes students to the system concepts through programming exercises.

Grading Policy

The class will consist of 4 projects with the following weights.

Projects 97%
Instructor's discretion 3%

The final grade for a student is calculated as the weighted average of the preceding list and rounded up to the nearest integer. The mapping to a letter grade uses the following scale

A [95, 100]
A- [90, 94]
B+ [85, 89]
B [80, 84]
B- [75, 79]
C+ [70, 74]
C [65, 69]
C- [60, 64]
D [0, 59]

Attendance

You are expected to attend all lectures.

Missing Lectures

If you have to miss a lecture please inform the course staff. Materials covered for each lecture, readings, tutorials, assignments, are available on the course web page.

Assignment Extensions

Assignment extensions are at the discretion of the instructors. If you would like to discuss a possible extensions talk to the course instructors in advance (minimum of 48 hours).

Academic Honesty

You are expected to read, understand and follow the University's policies on Academic Integrity

During assignments you are encouraged to discuss the problem with classmates on piazza or other forums. You are however not allowed to share solutions.

Working Individually

All work submitted for assignments expected to be completed individual must be your own work. You are not allowed to share code. Code that is identical or similar will be penalized and reported to the appropriate University authorities.

Working in Teams

All work submitted for assignments expected to be completed as a team must be the team's work. You are not allowed to share code with people outside your team or with another team. Code that is identical or similar will be penalized and reported to the appropriate University authorities.

Diversity/Disability Statements

If you require support during the course due to disability please ensure that you are already registered with the University's Disability Center and contact your course instructors in order to coordinate any support needed during the course.

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