COT1140

Operating systems

C Avram

6 points
* 4 hours per week
* Second semester
* Caulfield
* Prerequisites: COT1130
* Prohibitions: CFR1125, CFR1140, CFR1202

Objectives At the completion of this subject students should be able to identify the components and structure of a simple multi-user operating system; competently use a job control language (JCL) to control the operating environment and assist in the development of application programs; safely use, and develop programs for, a multi-user operating system; program simple tasks in assembly language; evaluate database structures and specify integrity constraints in given situations; and use a database management system (DBMS) product to implement a database.

Synopsis This subject aims to extend students' knowledge of the nature of a computer system. Topics include assembler language, the features and capabilities of a modern operating system, data structures, file organisation, the database concept and the many different techniques for sharing different types of resources in a multi-user computer system. Students will investigate the use of a microcomputer database management system to solve common business problems.

Assessment Examination (2 hours): 70%
* Practical work: 30%

Prescribed texts

Englander I The architecture of computer hardware and systems software Wiley, 1996

Recommended texts

McFadden F R and Hoffer J A Modern database management 4th edn, Benjamin Cummings, 1994