CMP 426/CMP 697
Operating Systems

Course Information
Course Section	Lecture Hours	Location

Contact Information
Instructor:	Steven Fulakeza	Email:	steven.fulakeza(at)lehman.cuny.edu
Phone:	NA	Office Location:	GI 232
Office Hours:	Tu & Th 3:50 pm to 5:50 pm
Instructor Availability:	I respond to students' emails regularly, but please note that I do not typically check email or Slack messages during late hours on weekdays. Additionally, I do not monitor these platforms on weekends, as I reserve and dedicate this time to family, rest, and religious observances. Any messages received during these times will be addressed when I am back online.

Lecture Schedule: Tuesdays and Thursdays: 4:00 PM - 5:40 PM (GI 333)

Click Here to view Course Syllabus:

Chapter Slides and lecture notes will be on Blackboard.

Announcements:

Course Outline:

Overview

• Chapter 1: An Overview of Operating Systems
• Chapter 2: Computer System and OS Structures

Process management

• Chapter 3: Process Concept
• Chapter 4: Threads
• Chapter 5: Process and Threads Synchronization
• Chapter 6: CPU Scheduling
• Chapter 7: Deadlocks

Memory and Storage Management

• Chapter 8: Memory Management
• Chapter 9: Virtual Memory
• Chapter 10: File System Interface
• Chapter 11: File System Implementation
• Chapter 12: IO Systems

Distributed Systems

• Distributed System Structures
• Distributed File Systems
• Distributed Coordination

Protection & Security

• Chapter 14:
• Chapter 15

Homework Assigments:

TBA

Getting Started with the Command Line

The following links are useful you to get you started with the command line

• Learning the command-line at the Code Academy
• MIT Terminus Game to learn how to navigate the file system
• Linux Commands
• Linux Tutorial
• 20 Linux commands every sysadmin should know
• Introduction Linux Commands

Operating System Examples

• UNIX
• Linux
• MacOS
• Windows
• Android