CS3026: OPERATING SYSTEMS (2020-2021)

Last modified: 05 Aug 2021 13:04

Course Overview

This course discusses core concepts and architectures of operating systems, in particular the management of processes, memory and storage structures. Students will learn about the scheduling and operation of processes and threads, problems of concurrency and means to avoid race conditions and deadlock situations. The course will discuss virtual memory management, file systems and issues of security and recovery. In weekly practical session, students will gain a deeper understanding of operating system concepts with various programming exercises.

Course Details

Study Type	Undergraduate	Level	3
Session	First Sub Session	Credit Points	15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus	Aberdeen	Sustained Study	No
Co-ordinators	Dr Raja Akram

Qualification Prerequisites

Either Programme Level 3 or Programme Level 4

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

One of CS2007 Algorithmic Problem Solving (Passed) or CS2011 Algorithmic Problem Solving (Passed) or CS2521 Algorithmic Problem Solving (Passed)
Any Undergraduate Programme
One of CS2008 Data Management (Passed) or CS2015 Data Management (Passed) or CS2018 Introduction to Data Management for Data Science (Passed)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

Course Description

Comparative and historical studies of operating systems.

OS structure and services: system calls, system programs, virtualisation.
Processes and threads: scheduling, operation, co-operation and communication. Synchronisation, semaphores and deadlock handling.
Memory management: logical and physical address spaces, swapping, segmentation and paging. File systems, directory structure, and storage allocation. Protection and security. Comparing and contrasting examples and case studies from a variety of operating systems.

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers

Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 31 August 2023 for 1st half-session courses and 22 December 2023 for 2nd half-session courses.

Summative Assessments

2x Research Project (25% each)

Online Exam (50%)

Alternative Resit Arrangements for students taking course in Academic Year 2020/21

Exam (100%)

Alternative Resit Arrangements for students who took the course in Academic Year 2019/20 and C8 students