CP2402 - Operating Systems and Architectures
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2006 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
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Hardware considerations; operating system basics; processes; threads; CPU scheduling; process synchronisation; deadlocks; memory management; virtual memory; file system interface; I/O systems.
Learning Outcomes
- Be able to describe computer architecture, including CPU, memory systems,buses, I/O and peripherals; and understand principles of computer design,performance and cost;
- Be able to explain how computer architecture impacts on system performance in terms of instruction set design, code density, and space/time tradeoffs;
- Understand how operating system design decisions affect application performance and design;
- Understand the nature of services managed by operating systems including file systems, processes and threads and their scheduling, virtual memory, and access control;
- Appreciate the purpose, functions, design and implementation issues involved with the components of modern operating systems and understand how operating system facilities are used in application programming.
Graduate Qualities
- The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments;
- The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
- The ability to speak and write logically, clearly and creatively;
- The ability to select and use appropriate IT tools.
| Prerequisites: | CP1200 |
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