Handbook : Unit informationEdith Cowan University

Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science

School: Computer and Security Science

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• Unit Title

  Operating Systems

• Unit Code

  CSG1102

• Year

  2015

• Enrolment Period

  1

• Version

  1

• Credit Points

  15

• Full Year Unit

  N

• Mode of Delivery

  On Campus
  Online

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Description

Functions of operating systems; multiprocessing; file, device, memory and processor management; deadlocks; concurrency; protection and security; network and distributed system structures.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 1 unit from ENS1161, ENS4103

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded CSG2343

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

1. Analyse and describe the different components and functions of a modern operating system.
2. Analyse and describe the problems involved in the design of operating systems.
3. Demonstrate an awareness of the similarities and differences between many of the operating systems currently in use.

Unit Content

1. Concurrency; semaphores, monitors, message passing.
2. Concurrent Processes - semaphores, monitors, message passing.
3. File and device management; deadlocks.
4. Introducing Operating Systems - their history, objectives and functions.
5. Main and auxiliary storage; real and virtual memory; segmentation, paging and swapping.
6. Memory Management: Early Systems - their structures.
7. Memory Management: Virtual Memory - real and virtual memory; segmentation, paging and swapping.
8. Network and distributed system structures.
9. Process Management - job and processor scheduling; multiprocessing.
10. Processor Management.
11. Protection and security.
12. System Management.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures and workshops.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

^ Mandatory to Pass

Text References

• ^ McHoes, A.M. (2009). Understanding Operating Systems (6th ed.). Canada: Cengage Learning.
• Davis, W.S., & Rajkumar, T.M. (2004). Operating systems: A systematic view (6th ed.). Boston, Massachusetts: Addison Wesley.
• Deitel, H.M., Deitel, P.J. & Choffnes, D.R. (2004). Operating systems (3rd ed.). Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall.
• Tanenbaum, A.S. (2001). Modern operating systems (2nd ed.). Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice Hall.
• Harris, J.A. (2002). SCHAUM'S outlines: Operating systems. New York: McGraw-Hill.
• Sarwar, S.M., Koretsky, R. & Sarwar, S.A. (2002). LINUX: The textbook. Newyork, New York: Addison Wesley Longman Inc.
• Silberschatz, A., Galvin, P.B. & Gagne, G. (2002). Operating system concepts (6th ed.). New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
• Stuart, L. B. (2009). Principles Of Operating Systems (1st ed.). Course Technology, Cengage Learning.
• Crowley, C. (1997). Operating systems: A design-oriented approach. Chicago: IRWIN.
• Flynn, I.M., & McHoes, A.M. (2008). Understanding operating systems (5th ed.). Pacific Grove: Brooks/Cole.

^ Mandatory reference

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