Operating systems
D Thomson and T S Roberts
6 points * 4 hours per week * Second semester * Gippsland/Distance * Prerequisites: GCO2812 * Prohibitions: CFR1140, COT1140, CSC2020, RDT2141
Types of operating systems: single user, real-time, batch, multiple access. Process and programs: communication between concurrent processes, semaphores, interrupts. Memory management: memory allocation, virtual memory. Input/output: device handling, buffering, spooling. File storage management: directories, security, file organisation, opening and closing files. Resource allocation and scheduling: allocation mechanisms, deadlock, scheduler algorithms, control and accounting. Other topics: job control languages and utilities, protection, reliability and error detection, performance monitoring. Access to the university's computer systems via modem is compulsory for distance education students.
Assessment
Examination (3 hours): 100%
Prescribed texts
Tanenbaum A S Modern operating systems Prentice-Hall, 1992