| CODE | CSA2190 | ||||||
| TITLE | Operating Systems | ||||||
| UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 6 | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Computer Science | ||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The aim of this study-unit is to discuss the issues involved in designing a general purpose multiprogrammed operating system, and to enable students to understand and interact with the internals of an operating system. The unit covers topics such as the role of an operating system in providing a process abstraction, CPU scheduling, inter-process synchronisation and communication, memory management, virtual memory, file system facilities, I/O device handling, as well as adequate security and protection. Main textbook (recommended): • A. Silberschatz, P. Galvin and G. Gagne. Operating System Concepts. Addison Wesley. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Leads to: CSA3201 | ||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Joshua Ellul |
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