Principles of Operation Systems and Concurrency
2020/2021
Content, progress and pedagogy of the module
Learning objectives
Knowledge
- processes and threads: application, realization, state models, multi-threading programming with threads, creation of process or thread and scheduling
- filesystems: namespace, realization of file systems, strategies for space allocation
- memory management, allocation of primary storage: solid subdivision, virtual memory, paged memory, page replacement algorithms, shared storage, copy-on-write, demand paging, frame allocation
- operating system kernel: interrupts, realization of system calls, drivers for peripheral devices, I / O planning and execution, hardware support
- concurrency / parallelism: relative time synchronization, race conditions, mutex, semaphores, monitors, fairness, deadlocks, necessary and sufficient conditions for deadlock, strategies for deadlock handling, multi-core architectures, parallel programming, techniques and tools for simultaneous -/parallel programming, inter-thread/-process communication
Skills
- be able to explain the establishment, structure, functionality and operation of control systems accurately and using the correct terminology and notation
- be able to analyze simple programs which make use of parallelism and / or simultaneity
- be able to apply relevant techniques to ensure mutual exclusion, fairness and absence of deadlock in simple concurrent / parallel systems
One or more additional advanced topics may be included in the
course, e.g. further principles for realization of parallelism or
techniques applicable to operating systems.
Competences
Using the synthesis of the concepts and techniques, students should be able to develop system close simple programs that take advantage of parallelism and / or concurrency.
The student must be able to acquire new knowledge about operating systems and programming of concurrent and parallel systems
Type of instruction
The teaching is organized according to the general teaching methods for the education, cf. chapter 3
Extent and expected workload
It is expected that the student uses 30 hours per ECTS, which for this activity means 150 hours
Exam
Exams
| Name of exam | Principles of Operation Systems and Concurrency |
| Type of exam | Written or oral exam |
| ECTS | 5 |
| Assessment | 7-point grading scale |
| Type of grading | External examination |
| Criteria of assessment | The criteria of assessment are stated in the Examination Policies and Procedures |
Additional information
Contact: The Study board for Computer Science at cs-sn@cs.aau.dk or 9940 8854
Facts about the module
| Danish title | Principper for styresystemer og parallelitet |
| Module code | DSNCSITK204 |
| Module type | Course |
| Duration | 1 semester |
| Semester | Spring
|
| ECTS | 5 |
| Language of instruction | Danish and English |
| Empty-place Scheme | Yes |
| Location of the lecture | Campus Aalborg |
| Responsible for the module |
Organisation
| Study Board | Study Board of Computer Science |
| Department | Department of Computer Science |
| Faculty | Technical Faculty of IT and Design |
