| General Information |
| Professor: |
James Gary |
| Course: |
CS 425 |
| Course Title: |
Operating Systems 1 |
| Student Grade: |
Not Specified |
| Post Date: |
11:00:07 PM 1/4/2002 |
| Overall Rating: |
Good  |
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Content: |
 Multiple Choice
Matching
True/False
 Fill in the Blank
Essay
Problem Solving
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| Mandatory Final: |
Yes |
| Cumulative Final: |
Yes |
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| Other Information |
| Textbook Required: |
No |
| Extra Credit Available: |
No |
| Attendance Required: |
No |
| Quantity of Notes: |
Moderate |
| Difficulty: |
Moderate |
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| Additional Comments |
Dr. Gary really knows his stuff. He does a real good job explaining everything in detail, and he can answer any additional questions you have.
The course, however, is pretty difficult. It covers a lot of intricate concepts that msot people don't have any experience with at this point in their college career.
The exams are hard... but I don't really know how helpful the textbook is--I never used mine, and he never mentioned it at all... I'd recommend skipping on it, especially if you're a good note-taker.
Exams were pretty standard for the CS department at WKU: 2 normal exams and a cumulative final, all of which consist mainly of short answer and problem-solving questions. There were about three assignments where you have to implement OS concepts using Nachos (it's an emulator and simple-OS of the MIPS architecture)... this involved things like multithreading, system calls (like file system services), and multiprogramming. The assignments are pretty tough, so don't wait until the last minute and feel free to go to Dr. Gary's office for help.
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