DM510: Operating Systems
The Study Board for Science
Teaching language: Danish or English depending on the teacher, but English if international students are enrolled
EKA: N330031112, N330031102
Assessment: Second examiner: None, Second examiner: External
Grading: Pass/Fail, 7-point grading scale
Offered in: Odense
Offered in: Spring
Level: Bachelor
STADS ID (UVA): N330031101
ECTS value: 10
Date of Approval: 18-11-2019
Duration: 1 semester
Version: Archive
Entry requirements
Academic preconditions
Course introduction
To obtain knowledge of the structure of computer systems, the interplay
of hardware and software, the role of operating systems in this task,
and the resource abstractions provided by an operating system.
Students
will gain knowledge about actual operating systems, scheduling
algorithms, security and protection mechanisms, file systems and process
communication. Students will learn C-programming on operating system
level.
The course provides some basis for the course ‘compiler construction’.
In relation to the competence profile of the degree it is the explicit focus of the course to:
of hardware and software, the role of operating systems in this task,
and the resource abstractions provided by an operating system.
Students
will gain knowledge about actual operating systems, scheduling
algorithms, security and protection mechanisms, file systems and process
communication. Students will learn C-programming on operating system
level.
The course provides some basis for the course ‘compiler construction’.
In relation to the competence profile of the degree it is the explicit focus of the course to:
- Give competence to
- handle complex and development-oriented situations in academic and work settings
- identify their own learning needs and to structure own learning in different learning environments
- Give skills to
- make and justify decisions within the subject area
- describe, formulate, and communicate problems and results to either peers and non-specialists or partners and users
- Provide knowledge about
- principles for the design of computer hardware and operating systems, including distributed and parallel systems
Expected learning outcome
The learning objective of the course is that the student demonstrates the ability to:
- Describe
different architecture styles for realizing operating systems and the
fundamental abstractions managed by an operating system. - Describe
how several control flows can be realized, discuss problems related to
concurrency, and describe how synchronization and communication between
control flows can be achieved. - Discuss the methods used for CPU, disc and page-replacement scheduling.
- Describe how memory can be virtualized and how it can be managed as a resource.
- Describe
the notion of file systems, possible implementations, and discuss how
mass-storage can be attached to a computer system. - Describe the interplay between system software/applications, operating system kernel, and computer hardware.
- Describe
the two main distributed operating system design principles, and
describe the notion of networks and the layered approach to realize
network protocols. - Describe the notion of protection in an
operating system, discuss existing solutions, and describe the security
problems virus, worm, Trojan horse and buffer overflow attack. - Implement system programs using contemporary operating system abstractions.
- Apply basic operating system abstractions in networked programming.
- Use the programming language C on operating system level.
- Add functionality to the kernel of a Linux operating system.
- Implement the organization layer of a file system.
- Write a clear and well-structured report
Content
The following main topics are contained in the course:
Operating systems structure, system calls, interrupts, processes concept, multithreading, CPU scheduling, critical section problem, synchronization mechanisms, classical synchronization problems, atomic transactions, deadlock handling, swapping, memory allocation, paging, segmentation, demand paging, page replacement, frame allocation, file concept, directory implementation, mounting, free space management, disk structure, disk scheduling, RAID structure, protection, access matrix concept, security threats, encryption, authentication, distributed operating systems, networks, distributed file systems, virtualization, programming in C
Literature
Examination regulations
Prerequisites for participating in the exam a)
Timing
Spring
Tests
A number of programming assignments
EKA
N330031112
Assessment
Second examiner: None
Grading
Pass/Fail
Identification
Full name and SDU username
Language
Normally, the same as teaching language
Examination aids
To be announced during the course
ECTS value
0
Additional information
The prerequisite examination is a prerequisite for participation in exam element a)
Exam element a)
Timing
June
Prerequisites
| Type | Prerequisite name | Prerequisite course |
|---|---|---|
| Prerequisite not found |
Tests
Oral exam
EKA
N330031102
Assessment
Second examiner: External
Grading
7-point grading scale
Identification
Student Identification Card
Language
Normally, the same as teaching language
Duration
25 minutes
Examination aids
To be announced during the course
ECTS value
10
Additional information
The examination form for re-examination may be different from the exam form at the regular exam.
Indicative number of lessons
Teaching Method
The teaching activities are reflected in an estimated allocation of the workload of an average student as follows:
- Intro phase (lectures, class lessons) - 36 hours
- Training phase: 24 hours
Educational activities
- Using the acquired knowledge in projects.