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COURSE SYLLABUS:  NT Operating Systems

Course Title:	CST447 – NT Operating Systems
Department:	Computer Science and Information Technology
Instructor:	Dr. Soly Mathew Biju, M.S., Ph.D. in Computer Science - E-mail | Vita

Course Description:

This course will cover NT operating systems in detail. It will include NT architecture, Windows NT models, and Windows NT structure. Windows NT has two types of protected subsystems: environment subsystems and integral subsystems. It will cover the responsibilities of the executive components and the design of the virtual memory. It also covers Environment Subsystems and Client Application. This course will also cover the process of using NT Operating systems to design a project.

The time frame for this course is eight (8) weeks.

Required Text:    Online Bookstore

1. Windows NT in a Nutshell
by Eric Pearce. O'Reilly Media, Inc., 1997. ISBN-13: 9781565922518    ISBN: 1565922514

2. Modern Operating Systems, 2nd edition
by Andrew S. Tanenbaum. Prentice Hall (Pearson), 2001. ISBN-13: 9780130313584    ISBN: 0130313580

Schedule and Assignments:

Week	Read/Study	Assignments
1	Introduction NT Architecture Installation of Windows NT 4.0	Attempt Quiz 1/discussion question Notes will be given
2	NT Environment System Policies	Attempt Quiz 2/discussion question Notes will be given
3	File Systems    Directories    File System Implementation	Attempt Quiz 3/discussion question Chapter 6 book 2
4	Administrating Windows NT Systems Startup, Shutdown and Server Configuration User Accounts	Attempt Quiz 4/discussion question Chapter 1, 2, 3 book 1
5	Managing Processes Disk and Filesystems Files and Directories	Attempt Quiz 5/discussion question Chapter 4, 5, 6 book 1
6	Deadlocks Memory Management	Attempt Quiz 6/discussion question Chapter 3, 4 book 2
7	Security	Attempt Quiz 7/discussion question Chapter 9 book 2
8	Final Exam	Submit final term paper

FINAL TERM PAPER:

The final term paper will incorporate all the concepts you have learned and all the skills you have acquired through this course.

• Compare the NT Operating system with Linux/Unix
• Advantages of Windows NT over Unix/Linux
• Which Operating system would you prefer to use at your work place? Why?
• This paper has to be submitted in the beginning of the 8th week

Late Submissions:

Quizzes submitted late will not be accepted. It should be submitted in the same week it has been announced.

Grading:

The course grading criteria is as follows:

Attendance	5
Midterm	25
Quiz	30
Final Term Paper	40

100 - 90	A
89 - 80	B
79 - 70	C
69 - 60	D
Below 60	F

Email:

Send all e-mail to solyb9999@canyoncollege.edu. When sending e-mail, please put the course number (CST447) as part of the subject line.
All email inquires needing a reply, will be answered within 24 hours.