Vår 2014

INF-2201 Operating system fundamentals - 20 stp

The course is administrated by

Institutt for informatikk

Type of course

The course can be taken as a singular course.

Course overlap

D-240 Operating systems 15 stp

Course contents

The course provides a thorough introduction to operating system. Topics include threads and processes, process coordination and synchronization, physical and virtual storage organization, interrupt handling, peripheral devices and file systems. The exercises include both analysis of abstractions, and their design and implementation. During the course each student will develop a running operating system kernel for an Intel x86 based computer.

Admission requirements

Admission requirements: Higher Education Entrance Qualification + specific entrance requirements equivalent to MATRS: R1/(S1+S2).
Application code: 9354 - Singular course in computer science

Objective of the course

Knowledge; students should get:

fundamental concepts of operating systems
fundamental knowledge of various approaches to development of operating systems
experience on fundamental issues of developing operating systems

Skills; students should be able to:

develop their own working operating systems
design and combine different techniques to build an operating system with required features

General competence; students should get

understanding of how to design and develop operating systems
understanding of the tradeoffs between performance and functionality, division of labor between hardware and software.

Language of instruction

The language of instruction is English and all of the syllabus material is in English. Examination questions will be given in English, but may be answered either in English or a Scandinavian language.

Teaching methods

Lectures: 60 hours, Colloquium: 60 hours, Laboratory: 60 hours. The course is given every spring semester.

Assessment

Portfolio assessment including up to 5 written assignments. Oral presentation of the assignments and demonstration of a working system can be claimed. All components in the portfolio are assessed as a whole and one combined grade is given.

Course requirements: Two assignments (P1 and P3) + design reviews and possibly a demonstration of a working system, graded "Approved" / "Not approved". NB! Attendance at the first lecture is mandatory. Students must expect an intensive coursework from the start.

Grading scale: Letter grades A-F.

Re-sit examination:
It will not be given a re-sit examination in in this course.

Postponed examination:
Students with valid grounds for absence will be offered a postponed examination for the module in question. The examination are arranged during the semester if possible, otherwise early in the following semester.

Ordinary exam in teaching free semester (early exam):
It will not be given an ordinary examination in the teaching free semester for this course.

For further details see:
- Utfyllende bestemmelser for eksamener ved Fakultet for naturvitenskap og teknologi (only in Norwegian)
- Regulations for examinations at the University of Tromsø