CIS 452 Operating Systems
Winter 2026

Contact Information:
Instructor: Zachary Kurmas Office: MAK C-2-316
Phone: (616)-331-8688 Office Hours: MW 1:00 - 1:30 (in-person)
Home page: https://KurmasGVSU.github.io MW 4:00 - 5:00 (online for CIS 351)
Other times by appointment

E-mail is the best way to contact me. During the week, expect a reply within 24 hours. Also, feel free to visit my office any time the door is open, even if it isn't officially office hours.

Course Documents:
Announcements:
I will post announcements at Piazza. Please check there regularly.
Discussion Board:
Please post questions about homework, projects, etc. to Piazza. Doing so allows everybody to see the question and answer and saves me the time of answering the same question multiple times. Other students can also answer your question, which may help you get a faster response.
PrairieLearn:
To access the PrairieLearn module for this course, visit https://us.prairielearn.com/pl/course_instance/202078. Choose "Log in with Google" and use your GVSU gmail account credentials.
Grades:
I will push a grade report into your Lab 1 git repository about once per week.
Assignments:
Due Name Details
Wed. 14 Jan. First Day Survey Please submit a hard copy in class.
Labs:
Date Name Details
Wed. 14 Jan. Lab 1: System Development Tools
Wed. 14 Jan. Lab 2: Process Management
Wed. 28 Jan. Lab 3: Interprocess Communication
(Labs are due the following Monday, unless otherwise specified.)
Text:
The official textbook for this class is

This book is available for free online. You can also order a print copy for a reasonable prince. If you do, take care. The authors update the online copy periodically. Make sure any print copy you order is not out of date.

You may also find this text helpful:

  • Operating System Concepts Essentials by Silberschatz, Galvin, and Gagne. ISBN: 0470889209

It is available through the GVSU library.

Reference:
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