COMP6240
10 units
6000 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
Online
- Semester 2 - 2024
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Explain and evaluate the structure, functions, and components of modern operating systems.
2. Analyse and evaluate various strategies used by an operating system for managing system resources and utilising them efficiently.
3. Interpret the central issues and methods/algorithms employed in operating systems design.
4. Apply synchronisation techniques for solving concurrency problems in a multi-process or multi-threaded environment.
5. Gain familiarity with some popular operating systems and recognise 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
SENG6120 Data Structures
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: Mid Term 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 11 week(s) starting in week 3
Tutorial-2
- Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 1 week(s) starting in week 1
Semester 2 - 2024 - Online
Lecture-1
- Online 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 13 week(s) starting in week 1
Tutorial-1
- Online 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 11 week(s) starting in week 3
Tutorial-2
- Online 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 1 week(s) starting in week 1
Course outline
Course outline not yet available.
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