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 Please note that EECS3221 Assignment 3 has been posted in the 3221 course directory /cs/course/3221/3221assgn3_F14.pdf
-The due date for ECS3221 Assignment 3 is FRIDAY DECEMBER 5, 2014, 24:00 midnight.
+The due date for ECS3221 Assignment 3 is FRIDAY DECEMBER 5, 2014, 23:59.
 Please note that definitely no extension will be given for the due date for EECS3221 Assignment 3, since December 5, 2014 is the last day to hand in term work according to York University regulations, so please make sure you leave enough time to be able to complete the assignment on time.
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 For example, "midterm/63:     31.5" implies that the shown mark of 31.5 is equivalent to
 the percentage: 31.5/63 = 50%
+The Midterm Test papers will be handed back in class on Monday.
+===== November 19, 2014 =====
+The due date for ECS3221 Assignment 3, and the PowerPoint slides and report for Assignment 1, is FRIDAY DECEMBER 5, 2014, 23:59.
+Please note that it is not possible to extend this due date, since December 5, 2014 is the last day to hand in term work according to York University regulations http://www.registrar.yorku.ca/enrol/dates/fw14.htm.
+Please also note that both hard copies and electronic versions of ECS3221 Assignment 3, and the PowerPoint slides and report for Assignment 1 must be submitted. The electronic versions must be submitted to the /cs/course/3221/submit directory using the "submit" command. For information on how to use the submit command, use the command "man submit".
+===== November 20, 2014 =====
+The EECS 3221 section A Final Exam will be held on:
+Time: Friday December 12, 2014, 9:00-12:00
+Location: TEL 0006
+The Final Exam will cover the following:
+a) Chapters 1-6, and Chapters 8-9 of the textbook “Operating System Concepts” 9th Edition.
+b) The slides OS_ch1.pdf, OS_ch2.pdf, OS_ch3.pdf, OS_ch4.pdf, OS_ch5.pdf, OS_ch6.pdf, OS_ch8.pdf, OS_ch9.pdf, - as well as all the material covered in all the lectures.
+It is possible that the Final Exam may include true/false questions, questions that require short answers, questions that require calculations, questions that may require the drawing of diagrams, questions that require slightly longer answers, questions that may require the writing of short programs using pseudo C code similar to that used throughout the textbook, and other possible question formats.
+- Please note that, in order to make sure that everyone in the class gets exactly the same information regarding the Final Exam, the instructor will not answer individual e-mail questions regarding what will be on and what will not be on the Final Exam, because that would not be fair to those students who do not receive such information. - If you have any questions related to the Final Exam, please ask such questions during the lectures.
+===== January 7, 2015 =====
+The unofficial final grades for EECS3221 can be accessed by first logging onto
+red.cse.yorku.ca, then typing the following command:
+courseInfo 3221 2014-15 F