This course takes a detailed look at the services provided by, and the internals of, an existing operating system to see how each part is constructed and integrated into the whole. The lectures will also address recent literature describing advances in operating systems. The following topics are addressed: system programming and its facilities (including I/O, signals, job control, interprocess communication, sockets, transport layers, remote operations), system calls and their relation to the system libraries, process management and coordination, implementation of message passing, memory management, interrupt handling, real-time clocks, device-independent input/output, serial-line drivers, network communication, disk drivers, deadlock avoidance, scheduling paradigms, file systems, security.
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Requisite and Incompatibility
To enrol in this course you must be: studying a Master of Computing (Advanced) OR be enrolled in or have completed COMP6300 or have completed COMP2300 or ENGN2219. Incompatible with COMP3300.
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
Identify and evaluate features of the system library of a particular operating system, and be able to apply this knowledge to program small applications
Describe and analyse the actual algorithms and data structures that are used in a particular operating system
Define and analyse the structure of operating systems in general, especially those that support communicating processes
Identify and describe the reasons for many architectural features of contemporary machines
Demonstrate advanced experience in the design and implementation of a large software system
Published offerings
Future offerings are indicative. Only recognised 2027 sessions with a published class number are offered in the enrolment demo.
| Year | Session | Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Second Semester | 10377 | 26 Jul 2027 | 02 Aug 2027 | 31 Aug 2027 | 29 Oct 2027 | In Person | N/A |
| 2028 | Second Semester | 11076 | 24 Jul 2028 | 31 Jul 2028 | 31 Aug 2028 | 27 Oct 2028 | In Person | N/A |
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