CS519                                       Assignment 3
Due on 08/17/2007

Part I: Group Report of Lecture Notes and Textbook studied on Multiple Processor Systems (Ch 8) and Security (Ch 9)

Write a Microsoft report to summarize your group study activities. The report must have the following.

1. The time and date of your group study and the topics covered in each study session.

2. The group discussion summary of each topic studied.

3. Questions and answers and any issues discussed in each study session.

4. Conclusions of knowledge learned.

Email the report to the instructor on the due day.

Part II: OS Comparison Project

Write a detailed Microsoft word report describing the Window Vista operating system.
The following sections are required. (Try to find as much information as you can either from the books or the Internet.)

The following sections are required:

1. Overview:
   Describe the history of Window Vista and their applications.
2. Architecture:
   Describe the internal structures of Window Vista (architecture component diagram, etc.)
3. Processes and Threads:
   Describe the processes and threads model of Window Vista (scheduling algorithms used, etc.)
4. Memory Management:
   Describe the physical memory management and virtual memory management of Window Vista (page allocation algorithms used, etc.).
5. I/O System:
   Describe the I/O components and management functions of Window Vista.
6. File System:
   Describe the file system format including the file system implementation of Window Vista.
7. Security:
   Describe the security features of Window Vista.
8. Network:
   Describe the network components of Window Vista.

Assignment Hand-in Policies:
1. Email the instructor the report on the due day.
2. The report must include the references of the information in which your report is based on (your references can't be simply limited to the two chapters of the textbook.)