Schedule: CSE 5306 Operating Systems II (Fall 2008)
Note: Some sections of certain chapters may be omitted during the semester. The list of excluded sections will be specified during lectures, if any. Some due dates may be adjusted as the course progresses.
| Week | Date | Covered Topics | Related Comments |
| 1 | 8/25 & 8/27 | Chapter 1 - Introduction | |
| 2 | 9/1 & 9/3 | Chapter 2 - Architectures | Labor Day holiday - 9/1 |
| 3 | 9/8 & 9/10 | Chapter 3 - Processes | |
| 4 | 9/15 & 9/17 | Chapter 4 - Communication | Assignment # 1 due 9/15 |
| 5 | 9/22 & 9/24 | Chapter 4 - Communication (cont'd) | |
| 6 | 9/29 & 10/1 | Chapter 5 - Naming | |
| 7 | 10/6 & 10/8 | Chapter 6 - Synchronization | Lab# 1 due 10/6, via e-mail to TA |
| 8 | 10/13 & 10/15 | Mid-term Exam | Mid-term Exam on 10/15
Chapters 1 to 6 plus any additional material distributed during lectures |
| 9 | 10/20 & 10/22 | Chapter 7 - Consistency and Replication | |
| 10 | 10/27 & 10/29 | Chapter 8 - Fault Tolerance | |
| 11 | 11/3 & 11/5 | Chapter 9 - Security | Lab# 2 due 11/5, via e-mail to TA |
| 12 | 11/10 & 11/12 | Chapter 10 - Distributed Object-Based Systems | |
| 13 | 11/17 & 11/19 | Chapter 11 - Distributed File Systems | |
| 14 | 11/24 & 11/26 | Chapter 12 - Distributed Web-Based Systems | Lab#3 due 11/26, via e-mail to TA
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| 15 | 12/1 & 12/3 | Lecture on "COM-DCOM" |
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| 16 | 12/8 & 12/10 | Final Exam week | See University schedule Chapters 7 to 12 plus "COM-DCOM" lecture |