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| 1.
| [Fundamentals]
Be able to discuss the characteristics of different structures of the Operating Systems (such as microkernel, layered, virtualization, etc.) and identify the core functions of the Operating Systems. |
| 2.
| [Principles]
Be able to explain the principles and compare the algorithms on which the core functions of the Operating Systems are built on. |
| 3.
| [Performance]
Be able to analyze and evaluate the algorithms of the core functions of the Operating Systems and explain the major performance issues with regard to the core functions. |
| 4.
| [Practicability]
Be able to demonstrate knowledge in applying system software and tools available in modern operating system (such as threads, system calls, semaphores, etc.) for software development. |
Mapping from Course Learning Outcomes to Programme Learning Outcomes
| | PLO a | PLO b | PLO c | PLO d | PLO e | PLO f | PLO g | PLO h | PLO i | PLO j |
| CLO 1 | T,P | | | | | | | | | |
| CLO 2 | | T,P | | T | | | | | | |
| CLO 3 | | | T,P | T,P | | | | | | |
| CLO 4 | | | | T,P | | | | | | |
T - Teach, P - Practice
For BEng(CompSc) Programme Learning Outcomes, please refer to
here.
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Calendar Entry:
Operating system structures, process and thread, CPU scheduling, process synchronization, deadlocks, memory management, file systems, I/O systems and device driver, mass-storage structure and disk scheduling, case studies.
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Detailed Description:
| Operating System Concepts |
Mapped to CLOs
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| Operating system concepts, classes of operating systems, operating system structures, kernel services, system calls, system boot. | 1 |
| Process and Thread Management |
Mapped to CLOs
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| Process concept, process states and state transitions, process control block, operations on processes, context switching, interrupt processing, thread concept, thread model, programming with threads, case studies | 2, 4 |
| CPU scheduling, scheduling criteria, scheduling algorithms, performance issues | 2, 4 |
| Interprocess communication, Unix signals, race condition, critical sections, mutual exclusion, semaphores, monitors, deadlock, strategies for handling deadlock. | 2, 4 |
| Memory Management |
Mapped to CLOs
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| Memory management concept, dynamic storage allocation, virtual memory, paging and segmentation, working sets, demand paging and thrashing, page replacement strategies, case studies | 2, 3 |
| File-system and I/O management |
Mapped to CLOs
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| File concept, file operations, file organization, directory structures, file-system structures, space allocation and management, file access control mechanisms, I/O organization, disk architecture, disk scheduling, case studies | 2, 3 |
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