10081 (v.5) Foundations of Computer Science 501

Area:

Department of Computing

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

4.0

** 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 2 Hours Weekly

Syllabus:

Overview of computer architectures and their impact on operating systems. Processor, memory and I/0 design considerations and their effect on program execution. Interrupt handling and process management. Basics of computer communication. The fetch-execute cycle I/O, interrupts, microprogramming and assembly language. Linking and loading, re-entrant memory management. Secondary storage. Resource management, virtual devices. Recent developments in the design of computer systems. Performance evaluation of state-of-the-art microprocessors.

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Field of Education:

20103 Programming

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
2005	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y
2005	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	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