Operating Systems

COMP15212 Operating Systems 10 Semester 2 Undergraduate Level 1 Stephen Pettifer Unit coordinator 1 FHEQ level (Framework for Higher Education Qualifications) ' First part HE study/Bachelors ' European Credit Transfer & Accumulation System Rating : 5.0 An operating system is typically the 'lowest' layer of software in a computer.  It provides an abstracted interface so that applications can run on diverse hardware without modification and it provides security which prevents misbehaving software from crashing the hardware or disturbing other tasks which may be running simultaneously.This course unit provides an introduction to the major principles of implementation of an operating system and some experience in how these features may be exploited by the 'higher' software layers. Note that this module is currently undergoing major redevelopment and modernisation and, whilst the principles will not change, some of the details both in the syllabus and teaching methods may differ in the autumn.This course unit detail provides the framework for delivery in 20/21 and may be subject to change due to any additional Covid-19 impact.  Please see Blackboard / course unit related emails for any further updates. This course introduces the concept of an operating system -- the layer of software that mediates between the computer’s underlying hardware, and the processes and users of that hardware. <wbr style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><ul id="docs-internal-guid-cdfbc565-7fff-4db7-d176-271b53cd67e1"> <li dir="ltr"> Describe the components of a modern operating system, including scheduling and other resource allocation, security, memory management and paging, and filestore management 2. Explain how the components of a modern operating system work together to mediate between users/applications and the underlying hardware.</li> <li dir="ltr"> Describe the requirements and constraints of different styles of OS such as desktop, embedded, mobile and high-performance computing.</li> <li dir="ltr"> Design combinations of components that meet the requirements and constraints of a given real word scenario.</li> <li dir="ltr"> Construct programs and use tools to demonstrate and profile Operating System behaviour.</li></ul>  <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lectures, workshops, clinics, coursework, face to face mentoring by TAs. Use of online quizzes. 1 Written exam 80% 8 Practical skills assessment 20% Y <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tanembaum (2016) Modern Operating Systems, ISBN:978-9332575776<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Silberschatz, Galvin and Gagne (2013) Operating System Concepts, ISBN:978-1118093757<div>  </div><div> <a href="http://studentnet.cs.manchester.ac.uk/syllabus/index.php?code=COMP15212&year=2020">COMP15212 reading list </a>can be found on the Department of Computer Science internal pages</div> Lectures 40 Practical classes & workshops 20 0 40