Ted Mims
Office: UHB 3108
Phone 206-6770
mims.ted@uis.edu

Textbook: Modern Operating Systems 3rd edition by Andrew Tanenbaum, Chapters 1 – 3 6 and 9 (if time permits) will be covered. Suggested Supplemental Text: Advanced Unix Programming by Mark Rochkind

Outline of Topics to be Covered:

• Introduction
• Processes and Threads
• Memory Management
• Deadlocks
• Security
• The Security Environment
• Basics of Cryptography
  • Protection Mechanisms
  • Authentication
  • Insider Attacks
  • Exploiting Code Bugs
  • Malware
  • Defenses

  Grading:

  • 1 Mid-Semester Exam 100 pts.
  • 1 Final Semester Exam 100 pts.
  • Programming Projects 25 pts.
  • Total 225 pts.
  Minimum Points for an A - 203 B - 180 C - 158 D - 135

  There will be two programming projects. One project involves implementing a shared memory program that forks a loader process, a cpu process and a printer process. The processes use semaphores and shared memory. The second project involves implementing the loader process, cpu process and printer process in a client/sever model.

  The programming projects will involve programming in C on the UNIX system. Students will be given sufficient lectures and materials on UNIX and C to prepare them to complete the project.

  Major topics covered in lectures are based on material in the text.