COMP2240
10 units
2000 level
Course handbook
Description
Students are introduced to modern operating systems, the most prominent system software, focusing on their purposes, principles and functionalities. The course will explore different components of operating systems and the services offered by them to increase the productivity, efficiency and convenience of users. Topics include processes and threads, process synchronisation, starvation and deadlocks, resource scheduling, physical and virtual memory organisation and their management, file systems, disk management and scheduling, and security issues. Real operating systems are used for case study where appropriate.
Availability2024 Course Timetables
Callaghan
- Semester 2 - 2024
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Discover the structure, functions and components of modern operating systems.
2. Connect how OS abstractions are realised on conventional hardware.
3. Examine the central issues and methods/algorithms employed in operating systems design.
4. Develop essential skills of programming with consideration of concurrency and multithreads.
5. Gain familiarity with some popular operating systems and identify their functional features.
Content
- Hardware overview.
- Processes and process scheduling including multi-processors.
- Concurrency control using hardware and software techniques.
- Memory Management.
- Virtual memory.
- I/O and disk management.
- File systems and file manipulation.
- Security mechanisms.
Assumed knowledge
SENG1120
Assessment items
Written Assignment: Programming Assignment 1
Written Assignment: Programming Assignment 2
Written Assignment: Programming Assignment 3
Formal Examination: Final Examination
Compulsory Requirement: Pass requirement 40% - Must obtain 40% in this assessment item to pass the course.
In Term Test: Midterm Test
Contact hours
Semester 2 - 2024 - Callaghan
Lecture-1
- Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 13 week(s) starting in week 1
Tutorial-1
- Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 1 week(s) starting in week 1
Tutorial-2
- Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 11 week(s) starting in week 3
Course outline
Course outline not yet available.
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