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INF-2203 Operating Systems Fundamentals - 10 stp

The course is administrated by

Institutt for informatikk

Type of course

The course can be taken as a singular course.

Course overlap

INF-2201 Operating system fundamentals 10 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

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

Objective of the course

Knowledge - The student can / 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 / has

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 can / 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 the syllabus material is in English. Examination questions will be given in English and must be answered in English.

Teaching methods

Lectures: 30 hours, Colloquium: 30 hours, Lab: 30 hours. The course is given every spring semester.