COMP2240

Operating Systems

Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

10 Units 2000 Level Course

Available in 2014

Callaghan Campus	Semester 2

Previously offered in 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004

Introduces computer operating system principles, using practical examples. Topics include tasking and processes, process coordination and synchronisation, resource scheduling, physical and virtual memory organisation, security issues, communications and networking, and distributed operating systems. The Unix operating system is used as a case study where appropriate.

Objectives

* Develop an understanding of the structure and function of operating systems, including the kernel, process scheduling, memory management, input/output device management, file systems, interprocess communication, networks and distributed systems, protection, security and recovery.

* Develop an understanding of how OS abstractions are realized on conventional hardware.

* Gain familiarity with various design issues in operating systems and the corresponding primitive methods and algorithms dealing with these issues.

* Develop essential programming skills of programming with consideration of concurrency and
multithreads etc.

* Gain familiarity with some real operating systems.

Content

1. Hardware overview.
2. Processes and process scheduling including multi-processors.
3. Concurrency control using hardware and software techniques.
4. Memory Management.
5. Virtual memory.
6. I/O and disk management.
7. File systems and file manipulation.
8. Security mechanisms.
9. Networking.
10. Process migration.

Replacing Course(s)

N/A

Transition

N/A

Industrial Experience

Assumed Knowledge

SENG1120

Modes of Delivery

Internal Mode

Teaching Methods

Lecture
Workshop

Assessment Items

Essays / Written Assignments	3 Assignments - as per course outline.
Examination: Formal	As per the University's exam timetable.

Contact Hours

Tutorial: for 1 hour(s) per Week for Full Term
Lecture: for 3 hour(s) per Week for Full Term

Compulsory Components

Compulsory Course Component

Students must obtain 40% in the final exam to pass the course.
Student achieving >25% but less that 40% will be offered an alternate assessment if, and only if, all other assessment items have been submitted.
Students obtaining <25% will not be offered an alternate assessment, and will fail the course, unless students have submitted Adverse Circumstances in accordance with the Adverse Circumstances Policy.

Timetables