James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2015

CP2402 - Hardware and Software Fundamentals

Credit points: 03
Year: 2015
Student Contribution Band: Band 2
Administered by: College of Business, Law & Governance

The subject will provide an introduction to the concepts that underlie operating systems. It will include learning of the nature, characteristics and mechanism of modern operating systems. Major topics covered are: hardware considerations, operating system basics, processes, threads, CPU scheduling, process synchronisation, deadlocks, memory management, virtual memory, file system interface, and I/O systems.

Learning Outcomes

Prerequisites:12 CP OF SUBJECTS

Availabilities

Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 27-Aug-2015
Coord/Lect: Dr Hossein Ghodosi.
Contact hours:
  • 26 hours lectures
  • 24 hours practicals - only the first hour of each practical is supervised
    Assessment:end of semester exam (45%); quizzes or tests (20%); assignments (25%); practical work activities (10%).

    Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2
    Census Date 27-Aug-2015
    Coordinator: Dr Hossein Ghodosi
    Lecturer: Dr Kim Ku.
    Contact hours:
    • 26 hours lectures
    • 24 hours practicals - only the first hour of each practical is supervised
      Assessment:end of semester exam (45%); quizzes or tests (20%); assignments (25%); practical work activities (10%).

      JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 51
      Census Date 09-Apr-2015
      Coordinator: Dr Hossein Ghodosi
      Contact hours:
      • 26 hours lectures
      • 24 hours practicals - only the first hour of each practical is supervised
        Assessment:end of semester exam (45%); quizzes or tests (20%); assignments (25%); practical work activities (10%).

        JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 53
        Census Date 26-Nov-2015
        Coordinator: Dr Hossein Ghodosi
        Contact hours:
        • 26 hours lectures
        • 24 hours practicals - only the first hour of each practical is supervised
          Assessment:end of semester exam (45%); quizzes or tests (20%); assignments (25%); practical work activities (10%).

          Beijing UT, Internal, Study Period 68
          Census Date 04-Jun-2015
          Coordinator: Dr Hossein Ghodosi
          Contact hours:
          • 26 hours lectures
          • 24 hours practicals - only the first hour of each practical is supervised
            Assessment:end of semester exam (45%); quizzes or tests (20%); assignments (25%); practical work activities (10%).

            Beijing UT, Internal, Study Period 69
            Census Date 10-Dec-2015
            Coordinator: Dr Hossein Ghodosi
            Contact hours:
            • 26 hours lectures
            • 24 hours practicals - only the first hour of each practical is supervised
              Assessment:end of semester exam (45%); quizzes or tests (20%); assignments (25%); practical work activities (10%).

              Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.