OPERATING SYSTEMS

Year	No.	Offer	Mode	Description			Cred. Pts
96	66204 	S2  	X 	OPERATING SYSTEMS         	1.00

Contents

• Staffing
• Pre-requisite(s)
• Rationale
• Synopsis
• Topics
• Texts
• Recommended References
• Student Workload
• Assessment Details

STAFFING:

PRE-REQUISITE(S)

66201

RATIONALE:

Operating system is the most fundamental software in computer systems. It not only serves as a resource manager for various kinds of resources such as central processing unit, memory and disks, but also extends the functionality of the bare computer hardware to support application softwares such as compilers, database systems, window systems and networking. This unit covers the design and implementation of all the major components of operating systems. It bridges the gap of knowledge between computer architecture and all other software systems and prepares students for the further units on computer systems such as computer networks and distributed systems.

SYNOPSIS:

This  unit  covers the design and implementation of computer operating
systems.   The   major  components  of  operating   systems:   process
management, memory management and file systems are covered in  detail.
This unit uses NACHOS, an instructional operating system developed  at
the University of California at Berkeley, as the system for case study
and  laboratory  work.  Students  will  gain  hands-on  experience  of
designing  and  implementing  a  real  operating  system  and  a  deep
understanding of how operating systems work.

TOPICS:

 Description                                                    Weighting(%)

A historical survey                                                   5.00

Computer system structures                                            5.00

Operating system structures                                           5.00

Process coordination and synchronization                              20.00

Memory management                                                     15.00

Virtual memory                                                        20.00

File systems and implementation                                       30.00

TEXT and MATERIALS to be PURCHASED:

RECOMMENDED REFERENCE MATERIALS:

Stallings, W. "Operating Systems", 2nd Ed, Prentice-Hall, 1995.

Tanenbaum, A.S. "Operating Systems:Design and Implementation",
Prentice-Hall, 1987.

STUDENT WORKLOAD REQUIREMENTS:

	ACTIVITY				HOURS
Private Study                                 	110

ASSESSMENT DETAILS:

No	*F/S	Marks		Due		Description					Wtg(%)		LBL
1 	S 	100.00  	30/08/96	ASSIGNMENT 1                            	15.00   	Y
2 	S 	100.00  	25/10/96	ASSIGNMENT 2                            	15.00   	Y
3 	S 	100.00  	END S2  	FINAL EXAMINATION                       	70.00   	N