OPERATING SYSTEMS AND COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
CSE3OSA
2016
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This unit has the following main goals: 1) understand key operating system concepts and algorithms and their realization in different modern operating systems; 2) apply those concepts and algorithms to write high performance concurrent programs; and 3) understand the fundamentals of computer architecture. In the area of operating systems the following key concepts will be covered: concurrency, scheduling, advanced memory management and advanced file systems implementation. In the area of computer architecture the following wil be covered: operations, operands, instructions, addressing, memory hierarchy, instruction level parallelism and data level parallelism.
School: School Engineering&Mathematical Sciences
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Zhen He
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: CSE1OOF
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: CSE3OSS
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Write correct multi-threaded and multi-process programs.
- Activities:
- Laboratory exercises in the first 8 weeks will give students the chance to practice writing multi-threaded and multi-process programs. The assignment will also give students a chance to practice this.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
02. Demonstrate understanding of key concepts in modern operating systems by contrasting operating systems algorithms in terms functionality.
- Activities:
- This topic will be covered in the first two lectures. Students will also be asked questions related to this topic in the exam.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
03. Demonstrate understanding of concurrency control techniques by writing multi-threaded programs that do not deadlock and does not corrupt shared data.
- Activities:
- Laboratory exercises in weeks 4 to 7 will get students to practice concurrent control techniques. They will has be taught this material in lectures 4 and 5.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
04. Demonstrate understanding of key concepts in computer systems architectures by contrasting the different types of parallelism present in modern computer systems.
- Activities:
- The students will be taught this material in lectures 9 to 12. Students will be expected to answer questions regarding this in their exam.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
Melbourne, 2016, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Zhen He
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
Laboratory ClassWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.0 hours laboratory class per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exam ( 3 hours) | 70 | 01, 02, 03, 04 | |
| Programming Assignment (equivalent to 750 words) | The students are required to achieve greater than 50% for the non-exam components as a hurdle | 20 | 01, 03 |
| 8 Laboratories (2 hours each) | Students will be assessed on the their ability to write correct multi-threaded programs that are deadlock free. | 10 | 01, 03 |