Course syllabus - Operating Systems

Objectives

This course will provide an insight into what an operating system's purpose is and its fundamental building blocks and their structure. You also get practical experience of using an operating system from a programmer's standpoint. The course will provide a solid basis for advanced studies, such as real-time operating systems.

Learning outcomes

The student should, after completing the course, be able to:
1. Describe an operating system (OS) core purpose and the different perspectives of an OS
2. Describe the importance of common concepts, principles and theories of an operating system's internal structure and purpose of its various building blocks
3. describe how some of these principles and theories are used in commercially available and commonly-used OSes
4. Give examples and discuss trade-offs between an OS's various functions
5. To use an OS API (programmer's point of view) to implement basic services

Course content

The operating system basics: processes, interprocess communication, scheduling, memory management, input and output, file system. System Programming of modern operating systems including. Studies of existing operating systems from both a construction standpoint and from a user perspective.

Tuition

Lectures, seminars and written assignments.

Specific requirements

Programming in C# 7,5 ECTS credits, Data Structures, Algorithms and Program Development 7,5 ECTS credits or corresponding.

Examination

Written examination (INL1), 3 credits, examines the learning objectives 3 and 5, marks Fail (U) or Pass (G)
Seminars (SEM1), 1 credit, examines the learning objectives 3 and 4, marks Fail (U) or Pass (G)
Examination (TEN1), written examination, 3,5 credits, examines the learning objectives 1-4, marks Fail (U), 3, 4 or 5

A student who has a certificate from MDU regarding a disability has the opportunity to submit a request for supportive measures during written examinations or other forms of examination, in accordance with the Rules and Regulations for Examinations at First-cycle and Second-cycle Level at Mälardalen University (2020/1655). It is the examiner who takes decisions on any supportive measures, based on what kind of certificate is issued, and in that case which measures are to be applied.

Suspicions of attempting to deceive in examinations (cheating) are reported to the Vice-Chancellor, in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance, and are examined by the University’s Disciplinary Board. If the Disciplinary Board considers the student to be guilty of a disciplinary offence, the Board will take a decision on disciplinary action, which will be a warning or suspension.

Grade

Pass with distinction, Pass with credit, Pass, Fail

Interim Regulations and Other Regulations

The course overlaps with 2,5 credits with DVA272 Robotic Systems.