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4542 (v.8) Foundations of Computer Science 351
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Department of Computing |
| Credits: |
25.0 |
| Contact Hours: |
3.0 |
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| ** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. ** |
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| Lecture: |
1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Practical: |
1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Prerequisite(s): |
2519 (v.16) Systems Programming and Design 251 or any previous version
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12331 (v.4) Foundations of Computer Science 151 or any previous version
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| Syllabus: |
Operating Systems - definition, purpose, development, design, structures, components, services, system calls, system programs, system structure, virtual machines, system design and implementation. Process management - concept, scheduling, operation and cooperation, threads, inter-process communication, CPU scheduling criteria and algorithms, semaphores, classical problems, critical regions, monitors, deadlocks. Storage management - memory management, background, address space, swapping, contiguous allocation, paging, segmentation, paging, virtual memory, page replacement algorithms, file system interface and implementation, file concept, access methods, protection, implementation. I/O Systems - mass storage structure, I/O hardware and interface, disk structure scheduling, management and reliability (RAID). Distributed systems - structures, file systems, design issues, file naming, file access and replication, event ordering, mutual exclusion, deadlock detection, election and reaching agreement methods. Protection and security - goals, access matrix, program and system threats. |
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| ** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. ** |
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| Field of Education: | 020117 Operating Systems | | Funding Cluster: | 06 - Computing, Built Environment, Health | | SOLT (Online) Definitions*: | Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information | | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
Availability |
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Internal |
Partially Online Internal |
Area External |
Central External |
Fully Online |
| 2005 |
Bentley Campus |
Semester 1 |
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Area
External |
refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
Partially
Online
Internal | refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External |
Fully
Online | refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External |
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