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Operating Systems (Spring 2005)

Course code : EOS-U01
ECTS Credits : 7,5 Status : Optional for specified Programme
Revised : 14/02 2005 Written : 28/01 2002
Placement : 5-7 semester Hours per week : 4
Length : 1 semester Teaching Language : English if English students are present

Objective : Operating systems and the control programs they comprise is a classical disciplin within computer science. The purpose of this study module is to provide the background and context for understanding the principles behind the designs of all operating systems. Through practical exercises the students will acquire a working knowledge of how these principles are put into practice in real operating systems.
Principal Content : Operating System Elements. Processes and threads. Memory management and virtual storage. IO-system and device management. Process management and scheduling. Experiments with system call APIs in common operating systems.
Teaching method : Theory combined with practical exercises and working on an assignment.
Required prequisites : Knowledge of programming in C or C++.
Recommended prerequisites : None
Relations : Operating systems have a close relationship with computer architechture. Hence this course in Operating Systems and the course in Computer Archtecture (ARK) can benefit from each other.
Type of examination : Oral examination based on assignments
External examiner : Internal
Marking : Scale of 13
Remarks : Oral examination based on the course assignment. The exam is a group exam with individual markings. The duration of the exam is approx. 15 minutes per student.
Teaching material : Textbook:
Gary Nutt: Operating Systems, third ed. Addison-Wesley, 2004. ISBN 0-321-18955-8

Supplementary text: Gary Nutt: Kernel Projects for Linux. Addison-Wesley, 2001. ISBN 0-201-61243-7. Alternative textbook: Gary Nutt: Operating Systems, A modern Perspective, 2nd ed. Addison-Wesley, 2002. ISBN 0-271-74196-2
Responsible teacher : Henning Haugaard , henhu@dtu.dk