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During 2021 we will continue to support students who need to study remotely due to the ongoing impacts of COVID-19 and travel restrictions. Make sure you check the location code when selecting a unit outline or choosing your units of study in Sydney Student. Find out more about what these codes mean. Both remote and on-campus locations have the same learning activities and assessments, however teaching staff may vary. More information about face-to-face teaching and assessment arrangements for each unit will be provided on Canvas.
Unit of study_
COMP3520: Operating Systems Internals
This unit will provide a comprehensive discussion of relevant OS issues and principles and describe how those principles are put into practice in real operating systems. The contents include internal structure of OS; several ways each major aspect (process scheduling, inter-process communication, memory management, device management, file systems) can be implemented; the performance impact of design choices; case studies of common OS (Linux, MS Windows NT, etc.).
| Code | COMP3520 |
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| Academic unit | Computer Science |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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(COMP2017 OR COMP2129) AND (COMP2123 OR COMP2823 OR INFO1105 OR INFO1905) |
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Corequisites:
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None |
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. demonstrate abilities in technical writing to communicate complex ideas clearly
- LO2. possess knowledge of available OS systems
- LO3. demonstrate ability to design algorithms to solve OS related problems
- LO4. hold and understanding of OS internal components
- LO5. demonstrate ability to efficiently implement OS-related algorithms
- LO6. understand the significance of OS concepts and its impact on the whole computer systems
- LO7. hold an understanding of a range of algorithms for OS, their performance and how and where to apply them.
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