{"id":7,"date":"2019-01-05T05:46:55","date_gmt":"2019-01-05T05:46:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-courses1819.wolfware.ncsu.edu\/csc501-sprg-2019-y5pdbfc\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2026-04-09T19:05:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T19:05:48","slug":"index","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wordpress-courses2527.wolfware.ncsu.edu\/csc-501-001-sprg-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"CSC 501 Operating Systems Principles"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"mobile-nav-slide-out\">\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"site-content\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-8\">\n<div id=\"primary\" class=\"content-area front-page\"><main id=\"main\" class=\"site-main\" role=\"main\"><\/p>\n<article id=\"post-7\" class=\"post-7 page type-page status-publish hentry\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 16pt\">Spring 2026<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size: 16pt\"><br \/>\n<b>Tuesday\/Thursday, 4:30pm \u2013 5:45pm, <\/b><b>EB3 2240<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Assignment submission: <a href=\"https:\/\/moodle-courses2527.wolfware.ncsu.edu\/course\/view.php?id=8372\">Moodle<\/a><br \/>\nMessage board: <a href=\"https:\/\/piazza.com\/ncsu\/spring2026\/csc501\">Piazza<\/a>, Access Token: 95e6pjsbvya<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><a name=\"instructor\"><\/a>Instructor:<\/h2>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><a href=\"https:\/\/csc.ncsu.edu\/people\/xgu\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Dr. Xiaohui (Helen) Gu<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\">Office: EBII 3274<\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\">Office hours: 4pm-4:30pm Tuesday\/Thursday or by Appointment<\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\">Phone: (919) 515-7045<\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"DE\">E-mail: xgu AT ncsu.edu <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Teaching assistants\/Graders:<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\", roboto, robotodraft, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: start;text-indent: 0px;text-transform: none;float: none\">Andrew Robie<\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\">Office hours: 2-3pm Monday\/Wednesday<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ncsu.zoom.us\/j\/98952319849\">Meeting Link<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"DE\">E-mail: alrobie2 AT ncsu.edu<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr align=\"center\" size=\"2\" width=\"100%\" \/>\n<h2><a name=\"announcement\"><\/a>Announcement:<\/h2>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"color: windowtext\">Please fill out the <a href=\"https:\/\/moodle-courses2527.wolfware.ncsu.edu\/mod\/resource\/view.php?id=955136\">affidavit <\/a>and return it by 1\/22.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">\n<hr align=\"center\" size=\"2\" width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><a name=\"course\"><\/a>About the Course<\/h2>\n<h3>Textbook (There is no required text book. The exams are based on lectures).<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Operating-System-Concepts-Abraham-Silberschatz\/dp\/1119800366\/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=operating+system+concepts+10th+edition&amp;qid=1673039871&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=Operating+System+Concepts%2Cstripbooks%2C157&amp;sr=1-1&amp;ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.f5122f16-c3e8-4386-bf32-63e904010ad0\"><em>Operating System Concepts, tenth Edition<\/em><\/a> (Main reference)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/williamstallings.com\/OS4e.html\"><em>Operating Systems: Internals and Design Principles, 4\/e<\/em><\/a> (optional)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Distributed-Operating-Systems-Andrew-Tanenbaum\/dp\/0132199084\"><em>Distributed Operating Systems<\/em><\/a> (optional)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Operating-System-Design-XINU-Approach\/dp\/0136381804\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1388853060&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=0136381804\">Operating System Design: The XINU approach<\/a> (optional)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Operating-Systems-Perspective-Gary-Nutt\/dp\/0805312951\"><em>Operating Systems: A Modern Perspective<\/em><\/a> (optional)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.faqs.org\/docs\/kernel_2_4\/lki.html\"><em>Linux Kernel 2.4 Internals<\/em><\/a> (reference)<\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oreilly.com\/catalog\/linuxkernel2\/\">Understanding the Linux Kernel<\/a><\/em> (reference)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress-courses2527.wolfware.ncsu.edu\/csc-501-001-sprg-2026\/syllabus\/\">Syllabus<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3>Prerequisites<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>CSC 246, CSC 314, Programming competence in C and Unix.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Mailing list<\/h3>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><a href=\"mailto:csc501-001@wolfware.ncsu.edu\">csc501-001@wolfware.ncsu.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Message Board:<\/h3>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\">Piazza: <a href=\"https:\/\/piazza.com\/ncsu\/spring2026\/csc501\">https:\/\/piazza.com\/ncsu\/spring2026\/csc501<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr align=\"center\" size=\"2\" width=\"100%\" \/>\n<h2><a name=\"format\"><\/a>Format and evaluation<\/h2>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">A student\u2019s performance in this course will be evaluated through homework assignments, quizzes and exams.<\/p>\n<h3>Programming assignments (40%)<\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt\">Quizzes (5%)<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3>Exams (55%, midterm: 20%, final: 35%)<\/h3>\n<h3><!-- [if !supportLists]--><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress-courses2527.wolfware.ncsu.edu\/csc-501-001-sprg-2026\/policies\/\">Policy<\/a><\/h3>\n<hr align=\"center\" size=\"2\" width=\"100%\" \/>\n<h2><a name=\"schedule\"><\/a>Schedule<\/h2>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b>The <\/b><b><i>tentative <\/i>schedule is as follows. We may change the schedule as needed, with good reasons. <\/b><\/p>\n<table class=\"MsoNormalTable\" style=\"width: 723.75pt;margin-left: 0.5in\" border=\"1\" width=\"965\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 39pt\">\n<td style=\"padding: 0in;width: 36.1pt;height: 39pt\" width=\"48\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">Week<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 148.25pt;height: 39pt\" width=\"198\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">Date<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 148.35pt;height: 39pt\" width=\"198\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">Topics<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 118.55pt;height: 39pt\" width=\"158\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">Assignments<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 96.4pt;height: 39pt\" width=\"129\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">Handout<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">1\/13<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">Introduction<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/moodle-courses2527.wolfware.ncsu.edu\/mod\/resource\/view.php?id=955139\">intro<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/moodle-courses2527.wolfware.ncsu.edu\/mod\/resource\/view.php?id=955140\">overview<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 42.75pt\">\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 148.25pt;height: 42.75pt\" width=\"198\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">1\/15<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 148.35pt;height: 42.75pt\" width=\"198\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">Processes<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 118.55pt;height: 42.75pt\" width=\"158\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/moodle-courses2527.wolfware.ncsu.edu\/mod\/assign\/view.php?id=955162\">PA 0<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: center\"><b>Due: 1\/27, 11:59pm<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 96.4pt;height: 42.75pt\" width=\"129\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/moodle-courses2527.wolfware.ncsu.edu\/mod\/resource\/view.php?id=955141\">process<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 28.5pt\">\n<td style=\"padding: 0in;width: 36.1pt;height: 28.5pt\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"48\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 148.25pt;height: 28.5pt\" width=\"198\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: windowtext\">1\/20<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 148.35pt;height: 28.5pt\" width=\"198\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">Threads<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 118.55pt;height: 28.5pt\" align=\"center\" width=\"158\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 96.4pt;height: 28.5pt\" width=\"129\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/moodle-courses2527.wolfware.ncsu.edu\/mod\/resource\/view.php?id=955143\">threads<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 14.25pt\">\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 148.25pt;height: 14.25pt\" width=\"198\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">1\/22<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 148.35pt;height: 14.25pt\" width=\"198\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">Scheduling<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 118.55pt;height: 14.25pt\" width=\"158\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 96.4pt;height: 14.25pt\" width=\"129\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/moodle-courses2527.wolfware.ncsu.edu\/mod\/resource\/view.php?id=955144\">scheduling<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 14.25pt\">\n<td style=\"padding: 0in;width: 36.1pt;height: 14.25pt\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"48\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 148.25pt;height: 14.25pt\" width=\"198\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;font-size: medium;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;font-weight: normal;letter-spacing: normal;line-height: normal;text-align: center;text-indent: 0px;text-transform: none;float: none\">1\/27<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 148.35pt;height: 14.25pt\" width=\"198\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">Scheduling<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 118.55pt;height: 14.25pt;text-align: center\" width=\"158\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 96.4pt;height: 14.25pt\" width=\"129\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 14.25pt\">\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 148.25pt;height: 14.25pt\" width=\"198\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">1\/29<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 148.35pt;height: 14.25pt\" width=\"198\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">Synchronization<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 118.55pt;height: 14.25pt\" width=\"158\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/moodle-courses2527.wolfware.ncsu.edu\/mod\/assign\/view.php?id=955163\">PA 1<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Due: 2\/18, 11:59pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 96.4pt;height: 14.25pt;text-align: center\" width=\"129\"><a href=\"https:\/\/moodle-courses2527.wolfware.ncsu.edu\/mod\/resource\/view.php?id=955145\">synchronization<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"2\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">4<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">2\/3<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">Synchronization<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 14.25pt\">\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 148.25pt;height: 14.25pt\" width=\"198\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">2\/5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 148.35pt;height: 14.25pt\" width=\"198\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">Synchronization<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 118.55pt;height: 14.25pt\" width=\"158\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 96.4pt;height: 14.25pt\" width=\"129\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 14.25pt\">\n<td style=\"padding: 0in;width: 36.1pt;height: 14.25pt\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"48\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 148.25pt;height: 14.25pt\" width=\"198\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">2\/10<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 148.35pt;height: 14.25pt\" width=\"198\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">Synchronization<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 118.55pt;height: 14.25pt\" width=\"158\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 96.4pt;height: 14.25pt\" align=\"center\" width=\"129\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 14.25pt\">\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 148.25pt;height: 14.25pt\" width=\"198\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">2\/12<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 148.35pt;height: 14.25pt;text-align: center\" width=\"198\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">Synchronization<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 118.55pt;height: 14.25pt;text-align: center\" width=\"158\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 96.4pt;height: 14.25pt;text-align: center\" width=\"129\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 14.25pt\">\n<td style=\"padding: 0in;width: 36.1pt;height: 14.25pt\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"48\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 148.25pt;height: 14.25pt\" width=\"198\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">2\/17<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 148.35pt;height: 14.25pt;text-align: center\" width=\"198\"><a href=\"https:\/\/studentservices.ncsu.edu\/calendars\/academic-calendar\/#wellness-days\">Wellness Day<\/a> <strong>(No class)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 118.55pt;height: 14.25pt;text-align: center\" width=\"158\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 96.4pt;height: 14.25pt\" align=\"center\" width=\"129\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 14.25pt\">\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 148.25pt;height: 14.25pt\" width=\"198\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">2\/19<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 148.35pt;height: 14.25pt\" width=\"198\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">Deadlock<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 118.55pt;height: 14.25pt\" width=\"158\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/moodle-courses2527.wolfware.ncsu.edu\/mod\/assign\/view.php?id=955164\">PA 2<\/a><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><strong>Due: 3\/11, 11:59pm<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 96.4pt;height: 14.25pt\" width=\"129\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/moodle-courses2527.wolfware.ncsu.edu\/mod\/resource\/view.php?id=955146\">deadlock<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 14.25pt\">\n<td style=\"padding: 0in;width: 36.1pt;height: 14.25pt\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"48\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 148.25pt;height: 14.25pt\" width=\"198\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">2\/24<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 148.35pt;height: 14.25pt\" width=\"198\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">Memory Management <b> <\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 118.55pt;height: 14.25pt;text-align: center\" width=\"158\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 96.4pt;height: 14.25pt;text-align: center\" width=\"129\"><a href=\"https:\/\/moodle-courses2527.wolfware.ncsu.edu\/mod\/resource\/view.php?id=955148\">main memory<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/moodle-courses2527.wolfware.ncsu.edu\/mod\/resource\/view.php?id=955150\">virtual memory<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 14.25pt\">\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 148.25pt;height: 14.25pt\" width=\"198\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">2\/26<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 148.35pt;height: 14.25pt\" width=\"198\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">Memory Management\/<br \/>\nMidterm Review<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 118.55pt;height: 14.25pt\" width=\"158\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 96.4pt;height: 14.25pt;text-align: center\" width=\"129\"><a href=\"https:\/\/moodle-courses2527.wolfware.ncsu.edu\/mod\/resource\/view.php?id=955147\">midterm-review<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 14.25pt\">\n<td style=\"padding: 0in;width: 36.1pt;height: 14.25pt\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"48\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 148.25pt;height: 14.25pt\" width=\"198\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">3\/3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 148.35pt;height: 14.25pt\" width=\"198\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">In-class Midterm<\/span><b><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 118.55pt;height: 14.25pt\" width=\"158\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 96.4pt;height: 14.25pt\" width=\"129\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 14.25pt\">\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 148.25pt;height: 14.25pt\" width=\"198\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">3\/5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 148.35pt;height: 14.25pt;text-align: center\" width=\"198\">Memory Management<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 118.55pt;height: 14.25pt\" width=\"158\">\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 96.4pt;height: 14.25pt\" width=\"129\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 14.25pt\">\n<td style=\"padding: 0in;width: 36.1pt;height: 14.25pt\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"48\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 148.25pt;height: 14.25pt\" width=\"198\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">3\/10<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 148.35pt;height: 14.25pt;text-align: center\" width=\"198\">Interrupt<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 118.55pt;height: 14.25pt\" width=\"158\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 96.4pt;height: 14.25pt\" width=\"129\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/moodle-courses2527.wolfware.ncsu.edu\/mod\/resource\/view.php?id=955149\">interrupt<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 14.25pt\">\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 148.25pt;height: 14.25pt\" width=\"198\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">3\/12<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0in;width: 148.35pt;height: 14.25pt;text-align: center\" width=\"198\">Memory<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0in;height: 14.25pt\">\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/moodle-courses2527.wolfware.ncsu.edu\/mod\/assign\/view.php?id=955166\">PA 3<\/a><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><strong>Due: 4\/22, 11:59pm<\/strong><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/moodle-courses2527.wolfware.ncsu.edu\/mod\/assign\/view.php?id=955165\">PA3 Mid submission<\/a><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><strong>Due: 4\/6, 11:59pm<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0in;height: 14.25pt\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 14.25pt\">\n<td style=\"padding: 0in;width: 36.1pt;height: 14.25pt\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"48\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">10<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 148.25pt;height: 14.25pt\" width=\"198\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">3\/17<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 148.35pt;height: 14.25pt;text-align: center\" width=\"198\"><b>Spring Break<\/b>,<br \/>\n<b>no class<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 118.55pt;height: 14.25pt\" width=\"158\">\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 96.4pt;height: 14.25pt\" align=\"center\" width=\"129\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 14.25pt\">\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 148.25pt;height: 14.25pt\" align=\"center\" width=\"198\">3\/19<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 148.35pt;height: 14.25pt\" align=\"center\" width=\"198\"><b>Spring Break<\/b>,<br \/>\n<b>no class<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 118.55pt;height: 14.25pt\" width=\"158\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 96.4pt;height: 14.25pt\" align=\"center\" width=\"129\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 14.25pt\">\n<td style=\"padding: 0in;width: 36.1pt;height: 14.25pt\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"48\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">11<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 148.25pt;height: 14.25pt\" width=\"198\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">3\/24<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 148.35pt;height: 14.25pt\" width=\"198\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">Memory<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 118.55pt;height: 14.25pt\" width=\"158\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 96.4pt;height: 14.25pt;text-align: center\" width=\"129\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 14.25pt\">\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 148.25pt;height: 14.25pt\" width=\"198\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">3\/26<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 148.35pt;height: 14.25pt\" width=\"198\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">Storage<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 118.55pt;height: 14.25pt\" width=\"158\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 96.4pt;height: 14.25pt;text-align: center\" width=\"129\"><a href=\"https:\/\/moodle-courses2527.wolfware.ncsu.edu\/mod\/resource\/view.php?id=955152\">storage<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 14.25pt\">\n<td style=\"padding: 0in;width: 36.1pt;height: 14.25pt\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"48\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">12<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 148.25pt;height: 14.25pt\" width=\"198\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">3\/31<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 148.35pt;height: 14.25pt;text-align: center\" width=\"198\">File Systems<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 118.55pt;height: 14.25pt\" width=\"158\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 96.4pt;height: 14.25pt;text-align: center\" width=\"129\"><a href=\"https:\/\/moodle-courses2527.wolfware.ncsu.edu\/mod\/resource\/view.php?id=955153\">file systems<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 14.25pt\">\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 148.25pt;height: 14.25pt\" width=\"198\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">4\/2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 148.35pt;height: 14.25pt\" width=\"198\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">File Systems<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 118.55pt;height: 14.25pt\" width=\"158\">\n<div style=\"margin-left: 40px;text-align: center\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 96.4pt;height: 14.25pt;text-align: center\" width=\"129\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 14.25pt\">\n<td style=\"padding: 0in;width: 36.1pt;height: 14.25pt\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"48\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">13<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 148.25pt;height: 14.25pt\" width=\"198\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">4\/7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 148.35pt;height: 14.25pt\" width=\"198\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">Multicore OS<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 118.55pt;height: 14.25pt\" width=\"158\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 96.4pt;height: 14.25pt\" width=\"129\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/moodle-courses2527.wolfware.ncsu.edu\/mod\/resource\/view.php?id=955154\">multicore<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 14.25pt\">\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 148.25pt;height: 14.25pt\" width=\"198\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">4\/9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 148.35pt;height: 14.25pt;text-align: center\" width=\"198\">Virtual Machine<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 118.55pt;height: 14.25pt\" width=\"158\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 96.4pt;height: 14.25pt\" width=\"129\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/moodle-courses2527.wolfware.ncsu.edu\/mod\/resource\/view.php?id=955155\">virtual-machine<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 14.25pt\">\n<td style=\"padding: 0in;width: 36.1pt;height: 14.25pt\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"48\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">14<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 148.25pt;height: 14.25pt\" width=\"198\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">4\/14<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 148.35pt;height: 14.25pt;text-align: center\" width=\"198\">Distributed<br \/>\nSystems<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 118.55pt;height: 14.25pt;text-align: center\" width=\"158\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 96.4pt;height: 14.25pt\" width=\"129\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/moodle-courses2527.wolfware.ncsu.edu\/mod\/resource\/view.php?id=955157\">distributed-systems<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 14.25pt\">\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 148.25pt;height: 14.25pt\" width=\"198\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">4\/16<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 148.35pt;height: 14.25pt;text-align: center\" align=\"left\" width=\"198\">Distributed<br \/>\nSystems<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 118.55pt;height: 14.25pt;text-align: center\" width=\"158\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 96.4pt;height: 14.25pt;text-align: center\" width=\"129\"><a href=\"http:\/\/courses.ncsu.edu\/csc501\/lec\/001\/lecture\/lec17-google.pdf\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/courses.ncsu.edu\/csc501\/lec\/001\/slides\/10_storage.ppt\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 14.25pt\">\n<td style=\"padding: 0in;width: 36.1pt;height: 14.25pt\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"48\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">15<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 148.25pt;height: 14.25pt\" width=\"198\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">4\/21<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 148.35pt;height: 14.25pt;text-align: center\" align=\"left\" width=\"198\">Data Intensive Computing<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 118.55pt;height: 14.25pt\" width=\"158\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 96.4pt;height: 14.25pt\" width=\"129\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/moodle-courses2527.wolfware.ncsu.edu\/mod\/resource\/view.php?id=955158\">data-intensive-computing<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">4\/23<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">Cloud Computing<\/p>\n<p>Final Review<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/moodle-courses2527.wolfware.ncsu.edu\/mod\/resource\/view.php?id=955159\">cloud-computing<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/moodle-courses2527.wolfware.ncsu.edu\/mod\/resource\/view.php?id=955160\">final-review<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 14.25pt\">\n<td style=\"padding: 0in;width: 36.1pt;height: 14.25pt\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"48\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">16<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 148.25pt;height: 14.25pt\" width=\"198\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">4\/28<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 148.35pt;height: 14.25pt\" align=\"center\" width=\"198\">No Class<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 118.55pt;height: 14.25pt\" width=\"158\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 96.4pt;height: 14.25pt\" align=\"center\" width=\"129\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 14.25pt\">\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 148.25pt;height: 14.25pt\" width=\"198\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">4\/30<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75pt;width: 148.35pt;height: 14.25pt\" align=\"center\" width=\"198\"><b><span style=\"color: red\">Final Exam<br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><strong>3:30-6:00 pm<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>EB3 2240<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\n<p align=\"center\">\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"129\">\n<p 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