Thank you for your interest in the Windows OS Internals Curriculum Resource Kit (CRK)!

These materials are part of the Windows Operating System Internals Curriculum Resource Kit, developed by David A. Solomon and Mark E. Russinovich with Andreas Polze. Microsoft has licensed these materials from David Solomon Expert Seminars, Inc. for distribution to academic organizations solely for use in academic environments (and not for commercial use). These are copyrighted materials by David A. Solomon and Mark Russinovich. See the acceptable use license at http://www.msdnaa.net/curriculum/license_curriculum.aspx

The following files are in this folder:
	WOSI-CRK-Description.doc - description of the CRK (including detailed outline)
	WOSI-Syllabus.doc - course syllabus
	WOSI-Lab-Setup.doc - information on software set up for labs and exercises
	WOSI-Glossary.pdf - glossary (from Windows Internals, 4th edition)
	WOSI-Tools.zip - tools referenced in the CRK (note: more up to date versions may be available on the internet)

This initial version of the CRK contains 6 of the 15 units listed in the course outline (a future version of the CRK may provide the remaining units), each contained in a subfolder:
	\UnitOS1 - Overview of Operating Systems
	\UnitOS2 - Operating System Principles
	\UnitOS3 - Concurrency
	\UnitOS4 - Scheduling and Dispatch
	\UnitOS5 - Memory Management
	\UnitOS7 - Protection and Security

Each subfolder contains course material you can use and customize as you see fit:
- Powerpoint slides for:
	- lectures
	- additional optional demonstrations of various tools
	- student labs
- student lab manual (Acrobat PDF file - create from the labs Powerpoint file)
- homework assignments (Microsoft Word DOC file)
- quizzes (Acrobat PDF file)

Solutions to homework assignments and quizzes are included with the CRK Instructor Supplement, available only to qualified faculty members 

Microsoft is not able to provide technical support for the CRK. However, if you find errors in the curriculum, please report them to crk@solsem.com. There is an errata page with a list of corrections at http://www.solsem.com/crk