From Michael.Mchunu at wits.ac.za Sat Sep 7 19:36:43 2013 From: Michael.Mchunu at wits.ac.za (Michael Mchunu) Date: Sat, 7 Sep 2013 17:36:43 +0000 Subject: [Aos] TEST 2 SCOPE Message-ID: Hi All As you know, your TEST 2 is coming up on Friday 13, SEPTEMBER. Here is a rough structure of the sections you should expect (note: subject to change) 1. SECTION 1 ? Definitions -- 5 Marks 2. SECTION 2 -- Matching -- 10 Marks 3. SECTION 3 -- Fill-in-blank -- 5 Marks 4. SECTION 4 -- MCQs -- 20 Marks 5. SECTION 5 -- FSPs -- 25 Marks 6. SECTION 6 -- DS Questions -- 20 Marks 7. SECTION 7 -- Concurrency (ME, Monitors, Semaphores, etc.) -- 20 Marks Remember, this is a rough scope. For the FSP questions, you need to have a clear understanding of the following: Indexed actions, Indexed processes, Guarded actions, Alphabet extension, Hiding, Relabelling, Composition, etc. Reading the following CHAPTERS in your textbooks will help you: 1. CHAPTER 2 and CHAPTER 3 of the Distributed Systems TEXTBOOK. Remember to read the chapters and the slides very carefully. You might see questions in the different sections. 2. CHAPTER 3, 4 and 5 of the Concurrency TEXTBOOK. You need to read these chapters with understanding. Do not cram or memorize anything. The content is good to read and understand. Generally, the class did reasonably well in TEST 1. I will now be marking your PROJECT 1. Cheers and starting preparing for the test! Mike -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.wits.ac.za/pipermail/aos/attachments/20130907/b49e3813/attachment.html From Michael.Mchunu at wits.ac.za Thu Sep 12 18:03:02 2013 From: Michael.Mchunu at wits.ac.za (Michael Mchunu) Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 16:03:02 +0000 Subject: [Aos] Test Venue TOMORROW Message-ID: Hi All Tomorrow?s venue is going to be SH2143, NOT the LAB. We start at 10:15 a.m. Cheers Mike -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.wits.ac.za/pipermail/aos/attachments/20130912/21008316/attachment.html From Michael.Mchunu at wits.ac.za Thu Sep 19 13:11:46 2013 From: Michael.Mchunu at wits.ac.za (Michael Mchunu) Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 11:11:46 +0000 Subject: [Aos] Project 2 Handin and DEFERRED SYNCHRONOUS RPC Message-ID: Hi All 1. We have now agreed that the handin date for PROJECT 2 is next THURSDAY. All the programs must be in one GUI 1. Following our discussion in class today on the challenging issue of DEFERRED SYNCHROUNOUS RPC, I strongly suggest that you read SECTION 4.2.3, PAGE 134 the DS textbook (Tanenbaum & Van Steen). Specifically, PARAGRAPH 3 is a ``must read??. Give it a go. Good Explanation!!! 1. REMINDER: Shun will be leading the class in a hands-on lab on clusters. Deferred synchronously yours Mike -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.wits.ac.za/pipermail/aos/attachments/20130919/7070b8f3/attachment.html From Michael.Mchunu at wits.ac.za Mon Sep 30 12:40:14 2013 From: Michael.Mchunu at wits.ac.za (Michael Mchunu) Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 10:40:14 +0000 Subject: [Aos] Lecture 4 Notes Message-ID: Hi All SORRY for generalizing your email. Minor confusion on my part. Seeing that we did not have a lecture last Thursday, I promised you that I will photocipy my hand-written notes for you. Please fetch them from Kgomotso?s office. For the test do not read PAGES 103-112 (in Chapter 3) of the Distributed Systems Textbook. Also, do not read PAGES 115-123 (in Chapter 4) of the Distributed Systems Textbook. Cheers and study well for the test. Mike -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.wits.ac.za/pipermail/aos/attachments/20130930/5e290778/attachment.html