Studying at the University of Verona
Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.
Academic calendar
The academic calendar shows the deadlines and scheduled events that are relevant to students, teaching and technical-administrative staff of the University. Public holidays and University closures are also indicated. The academic year normally begins on 1 October each year and ends on 30 September of the following year.
Course calendar
The Academic Calendar sets out the degree programme lecture and exam timetables, as well as the relevant university closure dates..
| Period | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| I sem. | Oct 2, 2017 | Jan 31, 2018 |
| II sem. | Mar 1, 2018 | Jun 15, 2018 |
| Session | From | To |
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| Sessione invernale d'esame | Feb 1, 2018 | Feb 28, 2018 |
| Sessione estiva d'esame | Jun 18, 2018 | Jul 31, 2018 |
| Sessione autunnale d'esame | Sep 3, 2018 | Sep 28, 2018 |
| Session | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Sessione Estiva Lauree Magistrali | Jul 19, 2018 | Jul 19, 2018 |
| Sessione Autunnale Lauree Magistrali | Oct 18, 2018 | Oct 18, 2018 |
| Sessione Invernale Lauree Magistrali | Mar 21, 2019 | Mar 21, 2019 |
| Period | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Christmas break | Dec 22, 2017 | Jan 7, 2018 |
| Easter break | Mar 30, 2018 | Apr 3, 2018 |
| Patron Saint Day | May 21, 2018 | May 21, 2018 |
| Vacanze estive | Aug 6, 2018 | Aug 19, 2018 |
Exam calendar
Exam dates and rounds are managed by the relevant Science and Engineering Teaching and Student Services Unit.
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Academic staff
Bloisi Domenico Daniele
domenico.bloisi@univr.it
Study Plan
The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University. Please select your Study Plan based on your enrolment year.
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Legend | Type of training activity (TTA)
TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.
Advanced Operating Systems (2017/2018)
Teaching code
4S00067
Teacher
Coordinatore
Credits
6
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
ING-INF/05 - INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEMS
Period
II sem. dal Mar 1, 2018 al Jun 15, 2018.
Learning outcomes
The course presents advanced concepts related to special classes of operating systems, with particular regards to distributed, real-time and embedded operating systems. The main objective consists of highlighting differences between traditional and advanced operating systems in the context of processes, memory and file system management.
Program
Theory:
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* Introduction: HW/SW classification, architecture of non conventional operating systems, goals and problems.
* Introduction to distributed operating systems: goals and problems.
* Communication in distributed systems: client-server model, remote procedure call, group communication.
* Synchronization in distributed systems: synchronization of logical and physical clocks, identification of the global state, distributed mutual exclusion, atomic transaction, deadlock management, election algorithms.
* Process management: process allocation and migration, scheduling algorithms.
* Distributed shared memory: definition and implementation, memory consistency.
* Distributed File system: access model, sharing semantics, implementation, data migration and replication, consistency mechanisms.
* Real-time operating systems: definition, objective and problems.
* Scheduling in real time operating systems: scheduling of periodic, aperiodic and mixed tasks.
Laboratory:
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* Embedded operating system: Introduction to the eCos operating system.
* Communication in embedded systems: Introduction to the ZigBee communication protocol.
* Mobile embedded systems: Introduction to development environments.
* Smartphone: Introduction to development environment (iPhone, Android, Windows Phone)
| Author | Title | Publishing house | Year | ISBN | Notes |
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| G. Coulouris, J. Dollimore, T. Kindberg, G. Blair | Distributed Systems. Concepts and Design. (Edizione 5) | Pearson | 2012 | 0-273-76059-9 | |
| A.S. Tanenbaum, M. Van Steen | Distributed systems. Principles and paradigms. (Edizione 2) | Pearson | 2007 | 0-13-613553-6 | |
| Jane W.S. Liu | Real-Time Systems (Edizione 1) | Prentice Hall | 2000 | 0-13-099651-3 |
Examination Methods
To pass the exam, the student must show:
- they have understood the principles related to how distributed and real-time operating systems work
- they are able to describe the concepts in a clear and exhaustive way without digressions
- they are able to apply the acquired knowledge to solve application scenarios described by means of exercises, questions and projects.
The final examination consists of a written test containing questions and exercises of both theory and laboratory.
The test is passed with a grade of at least 18/30. The maximum grade is 30/30.
A laboratory project (to be done in a group of 2/3 students) is optional and it may consist of:
- implementing/modifying one or more functionalities of a real-time operating system
- analyzying, evaluating and presenting new trends on distributed or real-time operating systems.
The maximum grande for the project is 4/30 to be added to the grade of the written examination.
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Attendance
As stated in point 25 of the Teaching Regulations for the A.Y. 2021/2022, attendance at the course of study is not mandatory.Please refer to the Crisis Unit's latest updates for the mode of teaching.
