- Course Code
- CS 3008
- Credit Points
- 15
- Course Coordinator
- Dr J R Lishman
Pre-requisites
Notes
(i) Assistive technologies may be required for any student who is unable to use a standard keyboard/mouse/computer monitor. Any students wishing to discuss this further should contact the School Disability Co-ordinator.
(ii) Non-graduating students would require the following background/experience: knowledge of common data-structures and algorithms; experience of the C programming language.
Overview
Introduction and historical overview: from batch systems to distributed OS. I/O system structures: i/o bus, interrupts, DMA. OS structure and services: system calls, system programs, virtual machines. Processes and threads: scheduling, operation, co-operation and communication. Synchronisation, semaphores and deadlock handling. Memory management: logical and physical address spaces, swapping, segmentation and paging. File systems, directory structure, and storage allocation. Protection and security. Comparing and contrasting examples and case studies from UNIX, Solaris 2, and MS-DOS.
Structure
12 week course - 2 one-hour lectures and 1 two-hour laboratory session per week.
Assessment
1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination paper (75%) and in-course assessment (25%). In order to pass the course, candidates must obtain a pass mark in the examination and in the overall combination of examination and in-course assessment (with the above weights).
Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (75%); 25% carried forward from original in-course assessment. Candidates must obtain pass mark in the examination and in the overall combination of exam and in-course assessment.