Operating Systems – Fall 2017
October 4, 12:35pm – 3:00pm
The Canvas exam will include short answer, multiple-choice, and matching.
Textbook Chapters
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 Operating-System Structures
- Chapter 3 Processes
- Chapter 4 Threads
- Chapter 5 Process Synchronization
- Chapter 6 (Scheduling Algorithms only)
Bring laptop! Requires Respondus LockDown Browser
- closed notes, closed book
- make sure you turn in the paper question
- sections are automatic graded, other sections manually graded (ignore your initial exam grade!)
- majority of questions are short answer, please provide several significant and different ideas in your answers.
- 2-3 questions about the usage of UNIX editors (VI & emacs)
- several questions straight from homework
SUBJECTS
- General Operating System Concepts
- Dual-Mode Operation
- Operating System Management of Threads and Processes
- Concepts from Lab #2
- Pipes and Forks
- Synchronization Concepts and Structures
- Semaphores & Monitors
- 20 points for Scheduling Algorithm calculations
… additional subjects not explicitly mentioned here
Last Revised: September 25, 2017