Undergraduate Course: Operating Systems (INFR09015)
Course Outline
| School | School of Informatics |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | ***PLEASE NOTE: This course has been replaced by a 20 credit version - INFR09047 Operating Systems, please see the entry for that course.***
This course provides an introduction to the design and implementation of general purpose multi-tasking operating systems. It concentrates on the kernel aspects of such systems with the emphasis being on concepts which lead to practical implementations. Throughout the course reference is made to a number of significant actual operating systems (Linux, Windows variants etc.) to illustrate real implementations. |
| Course description |
Process management
*The process concept, synchronisation, mutual exclusion, semaphores and monitors. Threads. Inter-process communication.
Resource Allocation
*Deadlock prevention, avoidance and detection.
The OS Kernel
*Micro and Monolithic kernels. Multi-tasking, privilege, interrupt handling. System and user processes. System calls.
Memory Management
*Description of problems of allocation, protection and sharing. Virtual Physical memory mapping schemes.
*Segmented paged virtual memory. Paging control, replacement algorithms; the working set model. Sharing code and data.
Time Management
*CPU scheduling algorithms. Real-time scheduling. Disc access scheduling.
File Management
*Naming and Directory schemes. Disc space allocation. File protection and access control. System security.
Other Topics
*Various additional topics may be included from year to year.
Relevant QAA Computing Curriculum Sections: Operating Systems
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | This course is open to all Informatics students including those on joint degrees. For external students where this course is not listed in your DPT, please seek special permission from the course organiser (lecturer). |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students are required to have comparable background to that assumed by the course prerequisites listed in the Degree Regulations & Programmes of Study.
If in doubt, consult the course organiser (lecturer). |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Describe the structure and components of modern operating systems
- Explain the abstract concepts and concrete implementations of operating systems
- Compare and contrast the differing approaches taken by various operating systems
- Evaluate the suitability of differing approaches in different application domains
- Design OS components to address particular needs
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Reading List
W. Stallings, 'Operating Systems, Internals and Design Principles' (5th edition or later), Prentice Hall, 2005.
A. Silbershatz and P. Galvin, 'Operating Systems Concepts', (9th International Student Edition), John Wiley Addison-Wesley, 2013 |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Michael O'Boyle
Tel: (0131 6)50 5117
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Course secretary | Mrs Victoria Swann
Tel: (0131 6)51 7607
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