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IT344 – Operating Systems. Winter 2011, Dale Rowe. Winter 2011 14: File Systems Dale Rowe ( [email protected] ) 265C CTB Office Hours: Wed 10:00 – 11:00 Thurs 9:00 – 11:00 Fri 10:00 – 12:00 TA: Wade Boden ( [email protected] ) (Tues: 9-11, Thurs 9-11, Fri 10-2). - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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IT344 Operating SystemsWinter 2011, Dale Rowe1IT344: Operating SystemsWinter 2011

14: File SystemsDale Rowe ([email protected])265C CTB

Office Hours:Wed 10:00 11:00Thurs 9:00 11:00Fri 10:00 12:00

TA: Wade Boden ([email protected])(Tues: 9-11, Thurs 9-11, Fri 10-2)2The First Filing System?

ExerciseIn teams of 4-5, prepare a 4 minute presentation on one of the following file systems.

FATNTFSEXTHFS+JFSConsider:

Evolution of the file system type (ie. FAT12/16/32), NTFS v5File structure and organizationACLs, permissions and securitySimultaneous accessMaximum drive size and file size limitsOperating System Case StudiesIn small teams, prepare a presentation on an Operating System topic.Presentation should last 15-20 minutes.You should:Get peoples attention,let them know the objective,relate this to what they have learned about OS already,include essential ideas in a way they can learn them,look for clues that they are understanding (questions, discussion),conclude in a way that will help them to remember.Why?Life Long LearningOperating Systems are constantly changing. Use the following resources:In and resources from assignment website: structure and basic principles.In new and emerging developments.In your own experience.The challenge of this assignment is having everyone in the class successfully grasp the main concepts in the limited time available. Prepare carefully, have fun.How?Best way to learn, is to teach!Learn. Understand the material.Expand. Beyond the provided material. Supplement with other materials.Teach. Effectively, creatively.ResourcesClass textAdditional material on case studies pageOnline sourcesLibrary, particularly journals (IEEE, ACM)Build your own library buy books that will help you in your careerContact professionals in the field you are researchingTopics

Other TopicsAny Distributed File System (ie. MS-DFS)NTFS Alternate StreamsHFS Forks and OSX MetadataWindows Mobile 7 (kernel, memory management, FS, etc)Android (kernel, memory management, FS, etc)iPhone (kernel, memory management, FS, etc)Virtualization technology (specific)Clustering technologyLDAP/Active DirectoryGnutella/BittorrentNamespace and Replication10Other TopicsYou may propose your own relevant topic.Ideally 4-5 people per group.E-Mail me your group member list and subjects by Saturday night. ([email protected])Assignment link will appear on syllabus by the end of the day.Graded on:Creativity (Peer and Instructors) (1-4)Understanding of Topic (Peer and Instructors) (1-4)Quality (instructor and TA only) (1-4)Team Participation (Yes/No)Presentation DatesApril 4th and 6th. (2 Per Day)Will spill over into lab time that week if we run out of time.

Deliverables:PresentationMay be on video (please contact me if you object to this)