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 Time: Thursday February 16, 2017, 14:30-16:00
-Please note that there are two separate locations where the location for
+Please note that there are two  separate EECS 3221 midterm test locations where the location for each student is determined by the first letter of his/her last/family name (please note that a student will not be allowed to enter a midterm test location which does not satisfy the following):
-each student is determined by the first letter of his/her last/family name:
 **(1) For students for which the first letter of his/her last/family name is in
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 The Midterm Test will cover the following:
-a) Chapters 1-5 of the textbook “Operating System Concepts” 9th Edition.
+a) Chapters 1 - 4; and pages 203 - 223 of Chapter 5  of the textbook “Operating System Concepts” 9th Edition.
-b) All the slides in OS_ch1.pdf, OS_ch2.pdf, OS_ch3.pdf, OS_ch4.pdf, OS_ch5.pdf - as well as all the material covered in the lectures up to and including the Tuesday February 14, 2017 lecture. Please make sure that you have the most up-to-date version of the lecture notes.
+b) All the slides in OS_ch1.pdf, OS_ch2.pdf, OS_ch3.pdf, OS_ch4.pdf; and slides 1-39 of OS_ch5.pdf - as well as all the material covered in the lectures up to and including the Tuesday February 14, 2017 lecture. Please make sure that you have the most up-to-date version of the lecture notes.
 It is possible that the Midterm Test 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.
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 courseInfo 3221 2016-17 W
+---------------------------------------------
+Please note that some practice questions have been made available in the file:
+/cs/course/3221/3221_Practice_Questions
+in the EECS 3221 course directory on red.cse.yorku.ca
+===== February 27, 2017 =====
+Please note that each EECS 3221 assignment group consists of the members specified in the file cs/course/3221/3221_topics.
+. No student can or will be allowed to change groups without explicit formal written permission from the course instructor.
+. Unfortunately, the course instructor is not responsible for resolving any possible disagreements or issues between group members.
+. If any group wishes to receive a mark for the group assignment, that group will need to complete the assignment with any group members who still want to continue to work to receive a mark for the group assignment.
+===== February 27, 2017 =====
+The due date for submitting EECS 3221 Assignment 2 without penalty is Tuesday, February 28, 2017, 14:30. If the EECS 3221 Assignment 2 is not submitted by Tuesday, February 28, 2017, 14:30, but submitted by Thursday, March 2, 2017, 14:30, a two (2) grade point penalty will apply, for example, a mark of 'B' will be reduced to 'C'. If the EECS 3221 Assignment 2 is not submitted by Thursday, March 2, 2017, 14:30, it will not be accepted, and a mark of 'F' will be recorded for the assignment.
+Only one member of each group needs to submit a hard copy and an electronic copy of each assignment for the entire group.
+===== March 2, 2017 =====
+EECS 3221 Assignment 3 has been posted in the course directory /cs/course/3221/3221assgn3_W17.pdf
+The due date of EECS 3221 Assignment 3 is the Last Day to Hand in Term Work, that is, Wednesday April 5, 2017, 23:59.
+Each group is required to hand in both a hard copy and an electronic copy of the
+following:
+. A written report that identifies and addresses all the important aspects and issues in the design and implementation of the programs for the problem described above.
+. The C source programs.
+. A “Test_output” file containing the output of any testing your group has done.
+. A “makefile” file to make it easier for the marker to compile and run your group’s
+program.
+. A “README” file explaining how to compile and run your group’s program.
+Each group is required to use the utility "submit" to submit the electronic version of the
+above 5 files plus the “errors.h” file to the course directory /cs/course/3221/submit/a2
+(The file “errors.h” should be included among the files submitted so that the marker can
+test whether your group’s programs can compile and run correctly or not.)
+Please note that the due date of this assignment, Wednesday April 5, 2017,
+:59 falls on the Last Day to Hand In Term Work according to the University
+Regulations. Thus it will not be possible to postpone the due date of this
+assignment. So please plan carefully in advance in order to make sure that you
+will be able to complete this assignment before the posted due date.
+===== March 9, 2017 =====
+The EECS 3221 Midterm Test marks can be accessed by using your eecs account to login to red.cse.yorku.ca, then typing the following command:
+courseInfo 3221 2016-17 W
+===== March 13, 2017 =====
+DATA ANALYTICS & VISUALIZATION SUMMER SCHOOL
+JULY 5-7, 2017
+YORK UNIVERSITY
+The all-expenses-paid undergraduate summer school program includes talks by CREATE DAV faculty and industry experts on cutting-edge interdisciplinary research topics on big data science, as well as York and OCAD U lab tours.
+The program is designed for undergraduate students who are interested in pursuing a career in the big data science and visualization.
+Campus accomodations are provided and transportation costs are covered.
+Application Deadline
+April 28, 2017
+For more details, see /cs/course/3221/SummerSchool_Poster.pdf
+===== March 27, 2017 =====
+The EECS 3221 section Z Final Exam will be held on:
+Date: Tues, 11 April 2017 9:00 a.m.
+Location DB 0016
+https://w2prod.sis.yorku.ca/Apps/WebObjects/cdm.woa/wa/curexam
+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.
+===== April 4, 2017 =====
+Please note that hard copies of the report and presentation slides,
+in addition to the electronic versions, must also be submitted.
+Failure to submit a hard copy of an assignment will result in an
+automatic 'F' mark for the assignment.
+===== May 1, 2017 =====
+Please note that the unofficial course grades for EECS 3221 Winter 2017 can be accessed by log in to red.cse.yorku.ca, then typing in the following command:
+courseInfo 3221 2016-17 W