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TDT4186

Operating Systems

Credits 7.5
Level Third-year courses, level III
Course start Autumn 2010
Duration 1 semester
Examination arrangement Written examination

About

About the course

Course content

The topic will establish definitions, principles, frameworks and architectures for different types of operating systems. There will be discussions of goals and trade offs, functions and services, plus strategies and organization. The topic will focus on processor usage, memory management, control of input-output units, plus communication between and coordination of processes. Important examples will be WINDOWS XP, UNIX SVR4, SOLARIS 2X and LINUX.

Learning outcome

The topic shall give the students an understanding of the basic concepts and corresponding techniques that are necessary for the management of and cooperation between computers.

Learning methods and activities

Lectures and exercises. If there is a re-sit examination, the examination form may change from written to oral.

Compulsory assignments

  • 4 exercises

Course materials

Will be given at the start of the semester.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
IT167 3.7 sp
IT2202 3.7 sp
IT222 3.7 sp
MNFIT167 3.7 sp
MNFIT222 3.7 sp
MNFIT222 3.7 sp
TDT4155 3.7 sp
TTK4147 2 sp
This course has academic overlap with the courses in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject areas

  • Informatics
  • Technological subjects

Contact information

Course coordinator

Lecturers

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Computer Science

Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: Written examination
Grade: Letters

Ordinary examination - Autumn 2010

Skriftlig
Weighting 100/100 Date 2010-12-09 Time 09:00 Duration 4 timer Place and room Not specified yet.

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