GCO2814

Operating systems

Lecturer to be advised

6 points - 4 hours per week - Second semester - Gippsland and distance - Prerequisites: GCO2812 - Prohibitions: CFR1140, COT1140, CSC2020, RDT2141

Objectives Students completing this subject should understand, in general terms, how an operating system works and be able to demonstrate certain aspects of this understanding through the writing of C or C++ programs under UNIX.

Synopsis Types of operating systems: single user, real-time, batch, multiple access. Processes 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): 80% - Assignments: 20%

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