Module Details |
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| Title | OPERATING SYSTEM CONCEPTS | ||
| Code | COMP104 | ||
| Coordinator |
Prof PE Dunne Computer Science P.E.Dunne@liverpool.ac.uk |
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| Year | CATS Level | Semester | CATS Value |
| Session 2019-20 | Level 4 FHEQ | Second Semester | 15 |
Aims |
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To introduce students to the structure and functionality of modern operating systems. To explain how the principal components of computer-based systems perform their functions and how they interact with each other. |
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Learning Outcomes |
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(LO1) be able to state the overall structure and functionality of a modern operating system and the interactions between computer hardware and user-processes. |
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(LO2) be able to identify the operations of the major components of an operating system, including the device manager, file manager, memory manager, and process manager. |
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(LO3) be able to identify the functions of system programs, including parsers, compilers, and virtual machines. |
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(LO4) be able to construct programs which demonstrate in a simple form the operation of examples of systems program, including simple compilers and programs that involve the managment of concurrent processes. |
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(S1) Numeracy/computational skills - Problem solving |
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(S2) Information skills - Information accessing:[Locating relevant information] [Identifying and evaluating information sources] |
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Syllabus |
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Process management: Communicating sequential processes, process management and scheduling. Resource allocation, mutual exclusion, semaphores, deadlock. (6 lectures) Concurrent programming in Java. (4 lectures) Memory management: storage organisation methods, paging, segmentation, memory allocation, housekeeping. (4 lectures) Device Management: Polling / Interrupts. (1 lecture) File management: Input/output, files, and filestore organisation: buffering, caching, store allocation and garbage collection. (3 lectures) Operating systems case studies: Windows and Linux. (3 lectures) Compilers: a practical overview of compiler construction; lexical analysis, parsing, code generation, linking,interpretation examined in the context of Java and available software tools. (6 lectures) Runtime store organisation: dynamic store allocation, treatment of recursion. Organisation of the Java virtual machine. (3 lectures) |
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Teaching and Learning Strategies |
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Teaching Method 1 - Lecture Teaching Method 2 - Laboratory Work |
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Teaching Schedule |
| Lectures | Seminars | Tutorials | Lab Practicals | Fieldwork Placement | Other | TOTAL | |
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30 |
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| Private Study | 110 | ||||||
| TOTAL HOURS | 150 | ||||||
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