4542 (v.9) Operating Systems 200
| Area: | Department of Computing |
|---|---|
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
| Tuition Patterns: | The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline. |
| Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Tutorial: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Prerequisite(s): |
1922 (v.8)
Data Structures and Algorithms 120
or any previous version
AND 10163 (v.10) Unix and C Programming 120 or any previous version OR 313670 (v.1) Engineering Programming 210 or any previous version |
| Syllabus: | The operating systems are a critical part of any computer systems, and therefore it is important for all computing students to have sufficient knowledge of operating systems that evolve with the development of computer technologies. In this unit students will learn the following main OS components: process, thread, and their communication and synchronizations; CPU scheduling algorithms; deadlock detection, prevention, and avoidance; memory management, including memory allocation, memory paging and segmentation, and virtual memory; file system interface, implementation, and access methods; disk structure, scheduling, management and reliability; I/O management; and protection and security concepts and implementations. |
| Unit references, texts, outcomes and assessment details | The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline. |
| Field of Education: | 020117 Operating Systems |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Partially Online Internal | Area External | Central External | Fully Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | ||||
| 2013 | Miri Sarawak Campus | Semester 1 | Y | ||||
| 2013 | Sri Lanka Inst Info Tech | Semester 1 | Y |
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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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