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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.
Application deadline
Applicants from Nordic countries: June 1st for the autumn semester and December 1st for the spring semester.
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.
Date for examination
Portfolio hand in date 31.05.2023
The date for the exam can be changed. The final date will be announced at your faculty early in May and early in November.