Advanced Single Semester Course

The following syllabus is designed for an undergraduate course where students have already had some exposure to many operating systems concepts. We further encourage you to examine our notes on integrating Java within this suggested curriculum.

• Chapter 1: Introduction
  This chapter can be skipped.
• Chapter 2: Computer System Structures
  This chapter can be skipped if students are familiar with computer organization.
• Chapter 3: Operating System Structures
  This chapter can be skipped.
• Chapter 4: Processes
  This chapter can be skipped.
• Chapter 5: Threads
• Chapter 6: CPU Scheduling
• Chapter 7: Process Synchronization
  Section 7.7 (Monitors) may be omitted.
• Chapter 8: Deadlocks
  You may only want to cover Sections 8.1 through 8.3.
• Chapter 9: Memory Management
  Section 9.5 and 9.6 may also be omitted if you do not wish to cover segmented architectures.
• Chapter 10: Virtual Memory
• Chapter 11: File-System Interface
  Sections 11.3.1 and 11.3.2 may be omitted (Single-Level and Two-Level Directories).
• Chapter 12: File-System Implementation
• Chapter 13: I/O Systems
  Section 13.1 and 13.2 may be omitted if students have an understanding of I/O hardware.
• Chapter 14: Mass-Storage Structure
  Coverage of Section 14.8 (Tertiary-Storage Structure) may depend upon the amount of time remaining. Disk scheduling algorithms (Section 14.2) make nice Java exercises.
• Chapter 15: Distributed System Structures
  This chapter can be skipped in students have a basic understanding of networks.
• Chapter 16: Distributed File Systems
• Chapter 17: Distributed Coordination
  Section 17.5 (Deadlock Handling) can be skipped.
• Chapter 18: Protection
  Sections 18.5 (Revocation of Access Rights), 18.6 (Capability-Based Systems), and 18.7 (Language-Based Systems) can be skipped.
• Chapter 19: Security
  Sections 19.4 (System Threats), 19.7 (Cryptography), and 19.8 (Computer-Security Classifications) can be omitted. the text.