Instructions

Instructions for Assignment 2

Assignment: This programming assignment meets the course objectives of knowledge

acquisition and design of solutions by requiring the development of programs that demonstrate

understanding of the topics and concepts in operating systems.

In this programming assignment students will be required to implement solutions for handling

concurrency, race condition and deadlock by using semaphores and monitors. In this assessment

emphasis will be given in providing correctness of programs following the algorithmic

procedures which were delivered in lectures and are in the textbook.

Submission Instructions: The assignment must be done and submitted individually. Check the

deliverable for the assignment and strictly follow the file/folder naming conventions. Assignment

Cover Sheets (ACSs) has been made available. A completed and signed ACS must accompany

all assignment submissions. Since the assignment submission is electronic (via Blackboard) it

should also be electronically signed.

NOTE: Assignment should be submitted as a single ZIP folder containing everything

(including ACS). Submission of multiple files (each containing a part of the assignment) is

not acceptable.

coordinator.

Returnable: The assignment is returnable, however, only feedback is returned. It is strongly

recommended that students keep a copy of any material submitted.

Plagiarism: The assignment (code and report) will be checked for plagiarism, therefore, students

are advised to maintain the academic integrity strictly.

Penalty for late submission: The mark for an assessment item submitted after the designated

time on the due date, without an approved extension of time, will be reduced by 10% of the