Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Engineering (Volume 4 page 106)
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433-332 "Operating Systems" appears differently in several places - choose the one you want:
1. Computer Science, Faculty of Engineering (v4, p106) : Next:433-340 | Prev:433-330
Credit points: 12.5
Coordinator: Prof. R. Kotagiri
Prerequisite: Computer Science 433-242, 433-243 and 433-244
Pre/Corequisite: Computer Science 433-241 or Electrical Engineering 431-204
Contact: 26 hours of lectures and approximately 17 hours of practice classes
Timetable: First semester
Objectives:
On successful completion of this subject students should:
- understand the function of operating system components and their interactions
- be able to exploit operating system facilities to improve the functionality and efficiency of programs
- be able to evaluate the suitability of a given operating system for a given task
Content:
Operating system structure: interrupts, system calls. Memory management: paging, segmentation. Concurrent processes: mutual exclusion, synchronisation, deadlocks, scheduling. Input/output, DMA. File systems, security. Introduction to distributed systems.
Assessment:
Up to three hours of written examinations at the end of the subject. Project work, which is expected to take about 36 hours, must be completed satisfactorily to pass the subject. Weighting of assessment components will be made known at the commencement of the subject.
1. Computer Science, Faculty of Engineering (v4, p106) : Next:433-340 | Prev:433-330
2. Computer Science, Faculty of Science (v4, p183) : Next:433-340 | Prev:433-330
Credit points: 12.5
Coordinator: Professor R Kotagiri.
Prerequisite: Computer Science 433-242, 433-243 and 433-244
Pre/Corequisite: Computer Science 433-241 or Electrical Engineering 431-204
Contact: 26 lectures and approximately 17 hours of practice classes
Timetable: First semester
Objectives:
On successful completion of this subject, students should:
- understand the function of operating system components and their interactions;
- be able to exploit operating system facilities to improve the functionality and efficiency of programs;
- be able to evaluate the suitability of a given operating system for a given task.
Content:
Operating system structure: interrupts, system calls. Memory management: paging, segmentation. Concurrent processes: mutual exclusion, synchronisation, deadlocks, scheduling. Input/output, DMA. File systems, security. Introduction to distributed systems.
Assessment:
Up to three hours of written examinations at the end of the subject. Project work, which is expected to take about 36 hours, must be completed satisfactorily to pass the subject. Weighting of assessment components will be made known at the commencement of the subject.
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2. Computer Science, Faculty of Science (v4, p183) : Next:433-340 | Prev:433-330
Status: Official 1996 Date created: Oct 9 1995 Last modified: Oct 9 1995 Authorised by: Academic Registrar Email enquiries: Course_Information@registrar.unimelb.edu.au
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