CPE3007

Program development using UNIX

(IT)

J Newmarch

6 points + 4 hours per week + First semester + Peninsula + Prerequisites: CPE1004 plus a further 12 points of 2nd yr Network Computing units + Prohibitions: RDT2131, SFT3001, SFT3303

Synopsis: Structure and basic facilities of UNIX; the file system; multi-user operation; UNIX shells; processes - environments, interprocess communication, system calls, utilities; UNIX-C interface - C shell scripts, file handling, processes, interrupts, system calls and libraries.

Assessment: Examination (3 hours): 50% + Practical work and presentation: 50%