Operating Systems and Networks

What's new?

• July 9, 2011: The exams can be reviewed on following dates:
  

  Monday, 11. July, 10:00-12:00;

  Thursday, 14. July, 14:00-16:00.
• June 5, 2011: Added some information about the format of the exam.
• May 26, 2011: Assignment 12 is up. (solutions will be up shortly).
• May 26, 2011: Lecture 27, 28 slides are up.
  
• May 18, 2011: Assignment 11 is up.
• May 18, 2011: Lectures 25 and 26 slides are up.
  
• May 12, 2011: Assignment 10 is up.
• May 11, 2011: Lecture 22, 23, 24 slides are up.
  
• May 6, 2011: Solutions to assignment 6, 7, and 8 are up.
• May 5, 2011: Assignment 9 is up.
• May 4, 2011: Lecture 21 slides up.
  
• Apr 21, 2011: Assignment 8 is up.
  
• Apr 19, 2011: Lecture 17 slides are up.
  
• Apr 18, 2011: No recitation sessions this week BUT there will be a new assignment posted on the web-site.
  
• Apr 14, 2011: Assignment 7 is up.
• Apr 14, 2011: Lecture 14, 15 and 16 slides are up.
  
• Apr 8, 2011: Solutions to assignment 4 and 5 are up.
• Apr 7, 2011: Assignment 6 is up.
• Apr 4, 2011: Lecture 13 slides up.
• March 31, 2011: Lecture 12 slides up.
• March 30, 2011: Lecture 11 slides up.
  
• March 30, 2011: Assignment 5 is up.
• March 29, 2011: Added exam information.
  
• March 28, 2011: Solutions to assignment 3 are up.
• March 24, 2011: Lecture 9, 10 slides up.
• March 24, 2011: Assignment 4 is up.
• March 24, 2011: Sample solutions for assignment 2 are up.
• March 16, 2011: Assignment 3 is up.
• March 16, 2011: Assignment1 sample solutions up.
• March 15, 2011: Lecture 7 slides up.
• March 9, 2011: Assignment 2 is up.
• March 4, 2011: Lecture 4 slides up.
• March 2, 2011: Assignment 1 is up.
• March 2, 2011: Lecture 3 slides up.
• March 2, 2011: Exercise sessions updated.
  
• February 28, 2011: Lecture 2 slides up.
• February 22, 2011: Lecture 1 slides up.
  
• February 15, 2011: There will be no exercise session in the first week of the semester.
  
• January 20, 2011: Course web page up.

Course Information

Overview

The course is intended as an introduction to operating systems and computer networking for computer scientists. Students will get a comprehensive overview of the key protocols and the general architecture of the Internet as well as basic principles of designing operating systems. The students will also have a chance to acquire hands-on experience in programming different aspects of operating systems and computer networks.

Staff

• Prof. Dr. Timothy Roscoe (troscoe at inf), CAB F79
• Prof. Dr. Gustavo Alonso (alonso at inf), CAB F77
• Prof. Dr. Donald Kossmann (donaldk at inf), CAB F 73
  
• Ercan Ucan (eucan at inf), CAB E69
• Akhilesh Singhania (akhi at inf), CAB E71.2
• Tudor-Ioan Salomie (tsalomie at inf), CAB F69
  
• Adrian Laurent Schuepbach (scadrian at inf), CAB E78
• Pravin Shinde (shindep at student), CAB E69
  

Hilfsassistenten

• Dino Wernli (dwernli at student)
  
• Clemens Lutz (lutzc at student)
  

Material

Computer Networks: A Systems Approach

Larry L. Peterson, Bruce S. Davie

Operating System Concepts

Abraham Siberschatz, Peter B. Galvin, Greg Gagne

Exam

The exam will take place on 09.06.2011 10:00 - 12:00 in CAB G11 and CAB G61.

Some information:

• The exam will be closed-book: there are no written aids of any kind allowed (including summaries), except for an English-German dictionary (by request).
• The exam paper will be in English. You may answer in English or German.
• There will be bilingual assistants present to assist in interpreting the questions if necessary.

Course Hours

Lectures

• Thu, 8:00-10:00 CAB G61
• Fri,  10:00-12:00 CAB G61

Exercises

• Thu, 15:00-18:00 ML F40   (German: Dino)
• Thu, 15:00-18:00 ML H37.1 (English: Pravin)
  
• Fri, 13:00-16:00 CAB G51  (English: Ercan)
  
• Fri, 13:00-16:00 CAB G57  (English: Akhilesh, Tudor)
  

• Fri, 13:00-16:00 CHN D48  (German: Adrian)
  
• Fri, 13:00-16:00 CHN G22  (German: Clemens)
  

Lecture Schedule

Tentative schedule

Assignments

Exercise groups

Thursday ML F40, German (Dino)

Friday CAB G51, English (Ercan)

Friday CAB G57, English (Akhi/Tudor)

Friday CHN D48, German (Adrian)

Friday CHN G22, German (Clemens)