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Basics of Operating Systems

Structure Type: Study unit
Code: IITB6004
Curriculum: IT 2020
Level: Bachelor of Engineering
Year of Study: 2 (2021-2022)
Semester: Autumn
Credits: 3 cr
Responsible Teacher: Mäkinen, Seppo
Language of Instruction: English

Courses During the Academic Year 2021-2022

Impl.Group(s)Study TimeTeacher(s)LanguageEnrolment
3002IT2020-2, IT2020-2A, IT2020-2B, IT2020-2C, IT2020-2D2021-08-23 – 2021-12-19Johan DamsEnglish2021-08-01 – 2021-09-06

Learning Outcomes

The student will learn the concepts and structures of modern operating systems, and will be able to use them fluently and diversely.

Student's Workload

81 h, containing 42 h of scheduled contact studies.
The assessment of student’s own learning 1 h is included in contact lessons.

Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses

Introduction to Technical Studies, Introduction to Programming.

Contents

CPU-scheduling, processes and their controlling, threads, I/O, how to handle files and folders, interruptions, how to handle memory.

Recommended or Required Reading and Other Learning Resources/Tools

Course material in Moodle. Applied Operating System Concepts, Abraham Silberschatz, Peter Galvin, Greg Gagne, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Operating System Concepts, Abraham Silberschatz, Peter Galvin, Greg Gagne, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Andrew S. Tanenbaum & Albert S. Woodhull, Operating Systems design and implementation. Prentice Hall, May 2003.
Modern Operating Systems, Andrew Tanenbaum, Prentice Hall.

Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, exercises.

Assessment Criteria

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

Assessment Methods

Assignments 20 %, project work 20 % and an examination 60 %.


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