##Tentative Syllabus
The course is based on this textbook: Operating Systems: Principles and Practice, Tom Anderson and Mike Dahlin. You do not need the second edition. I only have the beta edition still.
All chapters listed below and lab exercises 1-7 are syllabus. I will notify of any changes that may arise.
| Chapter | Details |
|---|---|
| 1 | All. The concepts in 1.2 are important. |
| 2 | All except 2.4 and 2.5. Sidebar on p. 93 gives a good summary. |
| 3 | All except Windows process management on p. 108-109. |
| 4 | All |
| 5 | All except p. 221-225 (Linux 2.6 mutex lock). Sidebars on p. 211 and p. 213-215 not important for exam. Rules listed on p. 237-239 are important. |
| 6 | All except fig. 6.11 p. 276, fig. 6.13 p. 282, and p. 289-291 (Implementing RCU). 6.1 and 6.2: important. |
| 7 | All. 7.1 and 7.2: important. 7.3 not important for exam. |
| 8 | All. 8.1-8.3: important. 8.4 not important for exam. |
| 9 | All important. |
| 10-14 | Read on your own material; will not play a significant role on the exam. |