Experiential Learning "Active" learning opportunities

This page collects together all of the “experiences” associated with individual modules.

In this site, experiences represent “active” learning opportunities, as opposed to readings, which represent “passive” learning opportunities. In many courses, readings and experiences together constitute the “assignments”.

Module: Getting Started

Homework Assignment #0

Making sure that you’re set up with the software needed for this course

Not graded 26 May 11:55 PM

Module: Computer Architecture ([Over|Re]view)

Homework Assignment #1

A pencil-and-paper assignment to make sure that you understand the fetch-decode-execute cycle

26 May 11:55 PM

Module: OS Overview and Interfaces

Homework Assignment #2

An assignment in which you use strace to count system calls and spy on programs

26 May 11:55 PM

Module: Processes

Homework Assignment #3

A pencil-and-paper assignment to make sure that you understand fork()

02 Jun 11:55 PM

Homework Assignment #4

An assignment in which you write C code using fork, exec, popen, etc.

02 Jun 11:55 PM

Module: Threads

Homework Assignment #5

Using Java Threads for speed and interactivity

02 Jun 11:55 PM

Module: Scheduling

Homework Assignment #6

A pencil-and-paper assignment about scheduling

09 Jun 11:55 PM

Module: Synchronization

Homework Assignment #7

A programming assignment to make sure that you understand thread synchronization

09 Jun 11:55 PM

Module: Review: Counting and Addressing

[Extra Credit] Homework Assignment #9

A pencil-and-paper assignment to make sure that you understand number conversions and counting

23 Jun 11:55 PM

Module: Main Memory

Homework Assignment #8

A pencil-and-paper assignment to make sure that you understand contiguous memory allocation

23 Jun 11:55 PM

Module: Virtual Memory: Paging

Homework Assignment #10

A pencil-and-paper assignment to make sure that you understand page tables

23 Jun 11:55 PM

Homework Assignment #11

A pencil-and-paper assignment to make sure that you understand page faults

23 Jun 11:55 PM