FIT3046

Operating environments ( 6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL)

Leader: M Murshed

Offered:
Gippsland Second semester 2006 (Day)
Gippsland Second semester 2006 (OCL)
Singapore Second semester 2006 (OCL)
OS-HKG-CID T3-58 2006 (OCL)

Synopsis: Processes and threads: interprocess communication, scheduling. Deadlock: detection, prevention, avoidance. Memory management: allocation, swapping, virtual memory. Input/output principles and examples: disks, graphical user interfaces, network terminals. File systems: files, directories, disk space management. Security: authentication, cryptography, common attacks, principles of secure system administration. Case studies: Characteristics of major PC operating systems such as Linux and Windows.

Objectives: 1. Know the general purpose and functions of operating systems. 2. Understand the hardware and software mechanisms used to carry out these functions. 3. Be familiar with the principal differences between common major operating systems such as Windows and Linux. 4. Be able to install new operating systems on PC hardware. 5. Be willing to select operating systems based on their merits rather than their marketing.

Assessment: Exam:60%; Assignments:40%

Contact Hours: one x 2hr Lecture/week; one x 2hr Tutorial/week

Prerequisites: FIT1001

Prohibitions: FIT2022 (Translation set GCO2814 and GCO3818)