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- 1. CARDS: cluster-aware remote disks This paper appears in: Cluster Computing and the Grid, 2003. Proceedings. CCGrid 2003. 3rd IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Date of Conference: 12-15 May 2003 Author(s): Olaru, V. Comput. Sci. Dept., Karlsruhe Univ., Germany Tichy, W.F. Page(s): 112 - 119 Product Type: Conference Publications This paper presents Cluster-Aware Remote Disks (CARDs), a Single System I/O architecture for cluster computing. CARDs virtualize accesses to remote cluster disks over a System Area Network. Their operation is driven by cooperative caching policies that implement a joint management of the cluster caches. All the CARDS of a given disk employ a common policy, independently of other CARD sets. CARD drivers have been implemented as Linux kernel modules which can flexibly accommodate various cooperative caching algorithms. We designed and implemented a decentralized policy called Home-based Serverless Cooperative Caching (HSCC). HSCC showed cache hit ratios over 50% for workloads that go beyond the limit of the global cache. The best speedup of a CARD over a remote disk interface was 1.54. INDEX TERMS Index Terms are available to subscribers and IEEE members. Additional Details On page(s): 112 Print ISBN: 0-7695-1919-9 INSPEC Accession Number: 8064738 Digital Object Identifier : 10.1109/CCGRID.2003.1199359 Date of Current Version : 21 May 2003 Issue Date : 12-15 May 2003
- 2. Webgene : A Generative and Web-Based Learning Architecture to Teach Operating Systems in Undergraduate Courses This paper appears in: Education, IEEE Transactions on Date of Publication: Nov. 2006 Author(s): Buendia, F. Dept. of Syst. Data Process. & Comput., Univ. Politecnica de Valencia Cano, J.-C. Volume: 49 , Issue: 4 Page(s): 464 - 473 Product Type: Journals & Magazines ABSTRACT Operating systems is a fundamental topic underlying many modern disciplines, including computing, telematics, and control engineering. Moreover, operating systems is one of the core courses considered under the most important curricula recommendations. The learning process in this area involves both a theoretical and a practical part that students have to learn and put into practice. To reinforce operating systems fundamentals, simulation tools and instructional operating systems have been proposed. However, few of these tools address a learning approach that permits one to work with real operating systems while supporting an active learning methodology that integrates theory and practice. This paper applies generative learning methods and Web-based applications to operating systems courses. WebgeneOS is presented as an experimental learning system that leads students through a more active participation in the learning process. WebgeneOS combines the universal connectivity of Web technologies with the educational theory provided by the generative learning methods. The system allows students to send their system programs using Web forms, execute them in a native operating system, and receive their results and feedback information through Web browsers. The benefits of WebgeneOS were evaluated by comparing students' grades. The evaluation involved students attending operating systems courses during the 2002-2003, 2003-2004, and 2004-2005 academic years. Students using WebgeneOS improved their grades by about 13%. Moreover, the system offered a well- balanced formation between the theoretical and the practical learning outcomes. Overall, this paper made evident that Web technologies and generative learning methods help students in their learning process INDEX TERMS Index Terms are available to subscribers and IEEE members. Additional Details References (25) ISSN : 0018-9359 INSPEC Accession Number: 9224768
- 3. Digital Object Identifier : 10.1109/TE.2006.882368 Date of Current Version : 13 November 2006 Issue Date : Nov. 2006 Sponsored by : IEEE Education Society ADVERTISEMENT