Principles of Operating Systems

CMSC 421 - Fall 2019

Section 02: Tuesday/Thursday 2:30PM - 3:45PM
Information Technology/Engineering 227

Course Syllabus


News

Posted: December 3, 2019

Homework 3 has been posted. It is due by 11:59 PM EST on December 10, 2019. This assignment (unlike HW2) is required. You should submit a PDF of your responses to these questions to the Homework 3 assignment on Blackboard. No late submissions of this assignment are allowed!

Posted: November 22, 2019

Homework 2 has been posted. It is due by 11:59 PM EST on December 8, 2019. This assignment is optional — if you do not complete it, then your homework average will only consist of Homeworks 1 and 3. If you do wish to complete it, please send an email to the TA and instructor when you turn it in so that we know to grade your assignment.

Posted: November 3, 2019

Project 2 has been posted on the course website. As with previous projects, the link to create your repository is on Piazza. This project is due on December 6, 2019, however there is an incremental development requirement and an initial design document that must be submitted by 11:59 PM EST on November 15, 2019.

Posted: October 6, 2019

Project 1 has been posted on the course website. You will need to create your repository with the link posted on the project announcement on Piazza. This project is due by 11:59 PM EDT on Sunday, October 27. Please note that there is an incremental development requirement on this assignment, with a partial implementation due by 11:59 PM EDT on Wednesday, October 16 (see the assignment description for more information).

Posted: September 13, 2019

Homework 1 has been posted on the course website. Like with Project 0, you will need to use the link on Piazza in order to create your repository for the assignment. This assignment is different in that the repository created will be empty, unlike Project 0. If you cannot see the assignment on Piazza, you will need to be sure that you have joined the Section 02 group on the Piazza. You can do that by using this link.

Posted: September 3, 2019

Project 0 has been posted on the course website. You will need to go to Piazza to get the link to create your repository on GitHub to submit your assignment. It is due by 11:59 PM EDT on Friday, September 20th.

Posted: July 10, 2019

Welcome to the website for the fall semester's CMSC 421 course. Please feel free to browse the resources below at your leisure, as they may or may not become more useful as the semester goes on.


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