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--- faq [2012/11/21 19:48] – jxu
+++ faq [2015/08/31 16:54] (current) – jxu
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 Question 3: What is the main difference between the alternative (programming) project and the alternative (programming) assignment?
-Answer to Question 3: There is a significant difference in how the project will be evaluated
+Answer to Question 3: Is there a significant difference in how the project will be evaluated
 compared with the assignment:
-For the assignment, /cs/course/4221/4221a1F12alternative1.doc states that:
+The assignment description states that:
 "D. Evaluation of the Assignment
 Your assignment will be evaluated according to:
-(a) ...
-(b) ...
-(c ) The amount of effort involved in installing, setting up, and using the
-QNX Neutrino RTOS (Neutrino RTOS), and associated Development Tools,
-Middleware Software, Board Support Packages on the selected host and
-board."
-In contrast, for the project, /cs/course/4221/4221projectF12alternative1.doc states
+(a) The overall quality of the report.
+(b) The clarity, readability and organization of the report.
+In contrast, the project description states
 that:
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 Your project will be evaluated according to:
-(a) The degree of sophistication of the laboratory experiments in the
+(a) The overall quality of the tutorial/manual.
-tutorial/manual; and the degree to which they teach how to exploit the
-capabilities of the QNX Neutrino RTOS (Neutrino RTOS) on the selected host
+(b) The relevance to understanding various aspects of the Linux kernel and the degree of sophistication of the laboratory experiments in the tutorial/manual.
-and board.
-(b) ...
+(c) The clarity, readability and organization of the project tutorial/manual.
-(c ) ..."
+"
 So the answer to Question 3 is that, compared with the assignment, the
 project is going to be evaluated according to:
-"The degree of sophistication of the laboratory experiments in the
+"The relevance to understanding various aspects of the Linux kernel and the degree of sophistication of the laboratory experiments in the tutorial/manual."
-tutorial/manual; and the degree to which they teach how to exploit the
-capabilities of the QNX Neutrino RTOS (Neutrino RTOS) on the selected host
-and board."
 So in general, one would expect that, compared with the assignment, the
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 . demonstrate a much higher "degree of sophistication of the laboratory experiments in the tutorial/manual;"
-. teach to a much more sophisticated degree, "how to exploit the
+. demonstrate "relevance to understanding various aspects of the Linux kernel."
-capabilities of the QNX Neutrino RTOS (Neutrino RTOS) on the selected host
-and board."
-Question 4: Can you recommend a chapter in a book for helping to understand the material in the slides in OSD.5 and OSD.6?
+Question 4: Can you recommend some books for helping to understand the material in the slides in OSD.5 and OSD.6?
-Answer to Question 4: Unfortunately, there is no chapter in any book that covers all the material in the slides in OSD.5 and OSD.6.
+Answer to Question 4: Unfortunately, no books cover all the material in the slides in OSD.5 and OSD.6.
 However, reading Chapter 5, “Kernel Synchronization”, of the book, “Understanding the Linux Kernel”, 3rd Edition, may help understand some of the material on synchronization in the slides in OSD.5.pdf. Reading Chapter 1 to Chapter 3 of the book "MicroC/OS-II The Real-Time Kernel", 2nd Edition, may help understand some of the material on μC/OS-II in the slides in OSD.6.pdf.