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Basics of Operating Systems

Structure Type: Study unit
Code: IITA0203
Type: Compulsory / Professional Studies
Curriculum: I-IT 2010
Level: Bachelor of Engineering
Year of Study: 2 (2011-2012)
Credits: 3 cr
Responsible Teacher: Moghadampour, Ghodrat
Language of Instruction: English

Courses During the Academic Year 2011-2012

Impl.Group(s)Study TimeTeacher(s)LanguageEnrolment
1I-IT-2N2011-08-29 – 2011-10-21Yang LiuEnglish2011-08-19 – 2011-09-04

Learning Outcomes

The student will become familiar with the fundamental workings of an operating system. Understanding processes, threads, kernel and scheduler, memory management and file systems are a fundamental part of the course. The differences between Windows and Linux at this level are also explored. Basic principles behind real time operating systems and distributed and parallel computing are presented.

Student's Workload

The total amount of student's work is 81 h, containing 42 h of scheduled contact studies.

Contents

Theory and examples of basic operating system functions and program examples for demonstration.

Recommended or Required Reading and Other Learning Resources/Tools

Material on the course Web site.

Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures and assignments.

Assessment Criteria

1: Student understands basic (around 40 %) course concepts and is capable of developing simple applications.
3: Student understands a considerable portion (around 60 %) of course concepts and is capable of developing applications with moderate number of functions.
5: Student understands most (around 90 %) course concepts and is capable of developing applications with advanced features.

Assessment Methods

Assignments and team work 40 %, an examination 60 %.


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