Lecture 0x0a

Lecture 0x0a: Exam Prep; Lab Time
Date: Monday, September 27, 2020

Agenda

Announcements
- The next readings/activities from OS zyBook: Chapter 5, now not due until Monday, October 5
- Programming Project 2: CPU Scheduler Simulation [HTML] [PDF] coding now on the late clock, writeup Tuesday night
- Lab 5: Concurrency [HTML] [PDF] is now due, will make sample solutions available after sufficient time to allow late submissions
More exam info:
- topics up to but not including classical problems of synchronization
- this means 7a on the practice exam would not be covered (that one will be part of a mini lab going out today)
- that topic will be part of an in-class quiz soon once you have had more practice with it
- ground rules: open notes, open zyBook, you can refer to your own labs and any class examples, topic notes on the course web site
- will be handwritten on good old fashioned paper (anyone required to be remote, we will make needed arrangements)
- will be designed to take 90 minutes, you will have 120
Q&A about upcoming exam or other work in progress
Two new labs to work on
- Lab 6: Synchronization Problems Practice [HTML] [PDF], due in a week
- Lab 7: Unix System Programming [HTML] [PDF], due in two weeks