COMP2017 Operating Systems

Second Semester, 2025 - 26

• Please be reminded that Written Test 1 will be conducted at 10:30am on 6 February (Friday) in FSC801C/D and FSC901C/D. If your family name begins with a letter from A to L, please attend the test in FSC801C/D. If your family name begins with a letter from M to Z, please attend the test in FSC901C/D. For example, a student named "CHEN Xiaoyi" should attend the test in FSC801C/D, while a student named "MA Yiu Keung" should attend the test in FSC901C/D. The test will cover Chapters 1, 2, 3, and 5. [Announcement date: 30 January 2026]


• Please be reminded that Practical Test will be conducted at 10:30am on 27 March (Friday) in FSC801C/D and FSC901C/D. [Announcement date: 16 March 2026]


• Several students have reported difficulties in enlarging the virtual disk, which appears to be an inherent issue with the current version of VirtualBox. For this reason, this topic (i.e., enlarging an existing virtual disk) will not be included in the Practical Test. [Announcement date: 24 March 2026]


• Please be reminded that Written Test 2 will be conducted at 10:30am on 24 April (Friday) in WLB103. The test will cover Chapters 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10. [Announcement date: 1 April 2026]

• Course Information
• Chapter 1: Introduction to Operating Systems
• Chapter 2: Processes
• Chapter 3: Threads
• Chapter 4: Multithread and Multiprocess Programming
• Chapter 5: Uniprocessor Scheduling
• Chapter 6: Multiprocessor Scheduling
• Chapter 7: Concurrency Control
• Chapter 8: Deadlock
• Chapter 9: Memory Management
• Chapter 10: Virtual Memory
• Chapter 11: File Management
• Chapter 12: Disk Management

• Lab Sheet 1: Virtual Box (PowerPoint Presentation #1)
• Lab Sheet 2: Configuring Virtual Machines (PowerPoint Presentation #2)
• Lab Sheet 3: Multi-thread and Multi-process Programming (PowerPoint Presentation #3)
• Lab Sheet 4: Concurrent Programming with Semaphores (PowerPoint Presentation #4)

• Assessment Rubrics for COMP2017


• Assessment schedule:



Assessment	Schedule	Venue	Weighting
Written Test 1	6 February 2026 (Friday), 10:30am - 12:20pm	FSC801C/D, FSC901C/D	10%
Practical Test	27 March 2026 (Friday), 10:30am - 12:30pm	FSC801C/D, FSC901C/D	20%
Written Test 2	24 April 2026 (Friday), 10:30am - 12:20pm	WLB103	10%
Examination	7 May 2026 (Thursday), 9-11am	To be confirmed by AR	60%



• Information about Written Test 1


• Suggested answers for Written Test 1


• Information about Practical Test