MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS

Computing & Information Technology Handbook 1996

Published by Monash University
Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia

Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996

GCO3813

Systems programming

D Thomson

6 points + 4 hours per week + First semester + Gippsland, Distance + Prerequisites: GCO2814 + Prohibitions: CFR3111 + Note: Credit will be given for only one of the subjects GAS2816, GCO3813 (offered pre-1994)

Objectives Students completing this subject should be able to write UNIX shell scripts; use UNIX system calls from a C or C++ program; and use lex and yacc to develop simple parsers.

Synopsis Systems programming techniques and system software tools. Using existing systems software: shell scripts, filters, debugging and other tools. Developing systems software: making operating system calls, techniques used in common systems programs. Compilers and interpreters: using lex and yacc to facilitate software development. Access to the university's computer systems via modem is compulsory for distance education students.

Assessment Assignments: 30% + Examination (3 hours): 70%

Prescribed texts

Kernighan B W and Pike R The UNIX programming environment Prentice-Hall, 1984

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