Courses Handbook 2008 - [ Archived ]

4542 (v.8) Foundations of Computer Science 351


Area: Department of Computing
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 3.0
** 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. **
Lecture: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Practical: 1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s): 1922 (v.7) Software Technology 152 or any previous version
AND
10163 (v.9) Introduction to Programming Environments 152 or any previous version
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, and 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, and implementation. I/O Systems: mass storage structure, I/O hardware and interface, disk structure scheduling, management, and reliability. Protection and security: goals, access matrix, program, and system threats.
** 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. **
Field of Education: 020117 Operating Systems
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2008 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y        
2008 De Chazal Du Mee Bus Mauritius Semester 1 Y        
2008 De Chazal Du Mee Bus Mauritius Semester 2 Y        
2008 Miri Sarawak Campus Semester 1 Y        
2008 Sri Lanka Inst Info Tech Semester 1 Y        

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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