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
AND
12702 (v.3) Hardware Fundamentals 101 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

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

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Partially Online Internal	Area External	Central External	Fully Online
2007	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y
2007	Miri Sarawak Campus	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