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INF-2201 Operating system fundamentals - 20 stp

The course is administrated by

Institutt for informatikk

Type of course

This course may be taken as a singular course.

Course overlap

D-240 Operating systems 15 ects

Course contents

The course provides a thorough introduction to operating systems. 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.

Through a set of projects, a gradually more advanced operating system is designed and implemented. Each project results in a system able to boot and execute on a single 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 - The student has:

understanding of fundamental operating system abstractions
understanding of how to design operating system abstractions
understanding of how to implement operating system abstractions

Skills - The student can:

develop and describe a design of a software abstraction
develop and describe the code for a running prototype implementing of the design
use software development and management tools

General competence - The student has:

experience with where and how to find the information needed for the design and implementation
experience with applying tools aiding in developing a working system
an understanding of the division of labor between hardware and software

Language of instruction

The language of instruction is English, and all syllabus material is in English.

The oral exam will be conducted in English.

Teaching methods

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