cse3osa operating systems and computer architecture
OPERATING SYSTEMS AND COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
CSE3OSA
2020
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject 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 will be covered: operations, operands, instructions, addressing, memory hierarchy, instruction level parallelism and data level parallelism.
SchoolEngineering and Mathematical Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorHuawei Tu
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 3 - UG
Available as ElectiveNo
Learning ActivitiesN/A
Capstone subjectNo
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PrerequisitesCSE1OOF
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsCSE3OSS
Equivalent subjectsN/A
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Career Ready
Career-focusedNo
Work-based learningNo
Self sourced or Uni sourcedN/A
Entire subject or partial subjectN/A
Total hours/days requiredN/A
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Bendigo, 2020, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorHuawei Tu
Class requirements
Laboratory ClassWeek: 32 - 43
One 2.00 hours laboratory class per week on weekdays during the day from week 32 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.00 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 hours examination (3,000-words equivalent)Hurdle requirement: To pass the subject, a pass in the examination is mandatory. A mark of 50% or higher is required in the exam to pass the subject. | N/A | N/A | Yes | 70 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4 |
Programming assignment (equivalent to 1000 words) | N/A | N/A | No | 20 | SILO1, SILO3 |
Laboratory work (equivalent to 500 words)Students will be assessed on their ability to write correct multi-threaded programs that are deadlock free. The demonstrator will mark student's lab work at the end of each lab and directly provide feedback to the students at that time. | N/A | N/A | No | 10 | SILO1, SILO3 |
Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentNo
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorHuawei Tu
Class requirements
Laboratory ClassWeek: 32 - 43
One 2.00 hours laboratory class per week on weekdays during the day from week 32 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.00 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 hours examination (3,000-words equivalent)Hurdle requirement: To pass the subject, a pass in the examination is mandatory. A mark of 50% or higher is required in the exam to pass the subject. | N/A | N/A | Yes | 70 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4 |
Programming assignment (equivalent to 1000 words) | N/A | N/A | No | 20 | SILO1, SILO3 |
Laboratory work (equivalent to 500 words)Students will be assessed on their ability to write correct multi-threaded programs that are deadlock free. The demonstrator will mark student's lab work at the end of each lab and directly provide feedback to the students at that time. | N/A | N/A | No | 10 | SILO1, SILO3 |