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Basics of Operating Systems

Structure Type: Study unit
Code: ITTA0203
Type: Compulsory / Professional Studies
Curriculum: I-TT 2010 / 2011 / 2012 / 2013
TT 2014 / 2014V / 2015 / 2016 / 2016V / 2017 / 2018 / 2018V / 2019 / 2020 / 2020V / 2021
Level: Bachelor of Engineering
Year of Study: 2 (2011-2012 / 2012-2013 / 2013-2014 / 2014-2015 / 2015-2016 / 2016-2017 / 2017-2018 / 2018-2019 / 2019-2020 / 2020-2021 / 2021-2022 / 2022-2023)
Credits: 3 cr
Responsible Teacher: Virtanen, Antti
Language of Instruction: Finnish

Courses

Impl.Group(s)Study TimeTeacher(s)LanguageEnrolment
1I-TT-2N2012-01-09 – 2012-03-02Rauno VauramoFinnish2011-12-07 – 2012-01-15
2I-TT-2N2012-08-27 – 2012-12-21Antti VirtanenFinnish2012-08-13 – 2012-09-07
3I-TT-2N2013-09-02 – 2013-12-21Antti VirtanenFinnish2013-08-16 – 2013-09-13
4I-TT-2N2014-09-01 – 2014-12-20Antti VirtanenFinnish2014-08-15 – 2014-09-14
5I-TT-2V2015-08-21 – 2015-10-31Antti VirtanenFinnish2015-08-14 – 2015-09-13
6I-TT-2N2015-09-01 – 2015-12-31Antti VirtanenFinnish2015-08-14 – 2015-09-13
7I-TT-2N2016-10-31 – 2016-12-31Antti VirtanenFinnish2016-08-22 – 2016-09-19
8I-TT-2V2017-08-25 – 2017-10-27Antti VirtanenFinnish2017-08-21 – 2017-09-18
9I-TT-2N2017-09-01 – 2017-10-27Antti VirtanenFinnish2017-08-23 – 2017-09-18
10I-TT-2N2018-08-31 – 2018-12-21Antti VirtanenFinnish2018-08-20 – 2018-09-17
11I-TT-2V2019-09-02 – 2019-11-24Antti VirtanenFinnish2019-08-19 – 2019-09-09
12I-TT-2N2019-09-02 – 2019-10-25Antti VirtanenFinnish2019-08-19 – 2019-09-09
3001 2020-08-24 – 2020-10-18Antti VirtanenFinnish2020-08-17 – 2020-09-11
3002TT2020-2A, TT2020-2B, TT2020-2C, TT2020-2D2021-08-23 – 2021-10-24Antti Virtanen, Harri Lehtinen, Mikael JakasFinnish2021-08-01 – 2021-09-06
3003TT2020V-2A2021-08-23 – 2021-10-24Antti VirtanenFinnish2021-08-01 – 2021-09-06
3008TT2021-2, TT2021-2A, TT2021-2B, TT2021-2C, TT2021-2D2022-08-29 – 2022-11-12Harri LehtinenFinnish2022-08-01 – 2022-09-06

The descriptions shown below are for the academic year: 2022-2023

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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