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| INFO0940-1 | Operating systems
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| Duration : | 30h Th, 30h Pr |
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| Number of credits : |
| Bachelor in engineering (Bachelor in engineering sciences, civil engineer orientation), 3rd year | | 5 |
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| Bachelor in Computer sciences, 3rd year | | 6 |
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| One-year preliminary programme leading to the Master in Computer Sciences | | 6 |
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| Master of science in computer science and engineering, research focus, 1st year | | 5 |
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| Master of science in computer science and engineering, research focus, 2nd year | | 5 |
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| Master in Computer science, Research Focus, 2nd year | | 6 |
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| Master of science in computer science and engineering, professional focus in management, 1st year | | 5 |
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| Master in Computer science | | 6 |
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| Lecturer : | Laurent Mathy |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| English language |
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Course contents :
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| The goal of this course is to introduce the fundamental concepts and mechanisms used in operating systems.
The content covers:
- Introduction/Overview: multi-programming; OS as a service; OS as a resource manager; OS organisation.
- Process management: computation abstraction; process, thread, multi-threading; inter-process communication; scheduling.
- Memory management: allocation strategies; dynamic address relocation; virtual memory.
- Storage management: file system structure; file system usage; file system implementation; protection; networked file system.
- Introduction to virtualisation: system virtualisation; paravirtualisation; kernel virtualisation.
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| In this course, the students:
- learn the principles, core concepts and organisation of modern operating systems
- acquire practical system programming skills
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Knowledge of the C programming language. Computation structures. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Lectures, practicals and lab sessions.The students carry out 2 programming assignments (1 individual and 1 group). |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Weekly lectures. Practical and lab sessions. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Recommended readings:
Operating System Concepts; Silberschatz, Galvin, Gagne; Wiley.
Operating Systems Design and Implementation; Tannenbaum, Woodhull; Prentice Hall. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Oral exam and 2 assignments. The assignments count towards 40% of the final mark, while the exam counts towards 60% of the final mark.
Students who do not submit at least 1 project will receive an absence mark for the corresponding exam session.
There is no guaranteed support for projects to be resubmitted for the resit session. |
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