News for UCLA Computer Science 111, Spring 2013

2013-06-08

• The syllabus has been updated to include all the scribe notes submitted through the end of instruction.

2013-05-16

• A new reading, POSIX defect 672, has been assigned for the May 16 lecture.

2013-05-14

• Here are some topics for your two- to three-page report. Each topic is illustrated by a single article or web page, but please don't limit your reading to just this web page: you should be coming up with a summary of the topic, not the article. For example, some of these articles refer to recently published scholarly papers, and you should read the original papers, not just the article. Some of the topics are fairly large; the intent is that you focus on the operating system aspects of each topic, and not other technical components, management, economics, or politics. Please submit a two- to three-page report in PDF form for the topic you chose.
  • Linux leads in open-source quality, but risky defects lurk
  • Why even Google will embrace cellphone chips in the data center
  • Valuing versatility
  • Security holes in smartphone apps
  • "Survival of the fittest" now applies to computers
  • Old Java can learn new tricks from C, Android
  • China to create home-grown operating system
  • HTTPS security encryption flaws found [delivered via HTTPS]
  • Encryption chip fights off sneak attacks
  • Deleted cloud files can be recovered from smartphones, researchers find

2013-05-09

• Lab 3 is available; its due date has been changed to May 17.

2013-05-01

• The syllabus has been updated to include all the scribe notes submitted through today.

2013-04-18

• Minilab 2's due date is May 29 (it was incorrectly listed as March 8!).
• Ruolin's office hours are Tuesdays 12:30–13:30; Weiguang's are Mondays 10:30–12:30; and Defeng's have been changed to Thursdays 12:30–14:30, all in Boelter 2432.

2013-04-09

• Ruolin Fan and Defeng Xu are also TAs for this course. You met Defeng in discussion last Friday; his office hours are Thursdays 12:00–13:00 in Boelter 2432.

2013-04-02

• Jonathan Shih was mistakenly listed as a TA for this course. The error has been corrected.
• Check that your SEASnet account works right away, as there are occasionally delays before your account is activated.
• Here are some suggestions if you're interested in the course but are neither enrolled nor on the waiting list.
  • Any PTEs are not typically given out until the end of the second week, to make sure that enough resources are available. You can try coming to classes before then. Sign up on any attendance sheet that is being passed around.