COMP SCI 3004MELB - Operating Systems
| Career: | Undergraduate |
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| Units: | 3 |
| Term: | Semester 2 |
| Campus: | Melbourne |
| Contact: | Up to 2.5 hours per week |
| Restriction: | Available only to University of Adelaide College Melbourne Campus students |
| Available for Study Abroad and Exchange: | |
| Available for Non-Award Study: | No |
| Pre-Requisite: | One of COMP SCI 2103, COMP SCI 2202, COMP SCI 2009 or COMP SCI 2202B |
| Assumed Knowledge: | COMP SCI 2000MELB/COMP SCI 2000UACM |
| Assessment: | Written exam and/or assignments |
| Syllabus: |
OS purposes: resource management and the extended virtual computer; historical development. Processes: critical sections and mutual exclusion, semaphores, monitors, classical problems, deadlock; process scheduling. Input and Output: hardware and software control. Memory management: multi-programming; swapping; virtual memory, paging and symbolic segmentation; File System: operations, implementation, performance. Operating System Security and Protection mechanisms: protection domains, access lists, capability systems, principle of minimum privilege, security threats and attacks, encryption, and authentication |
Course Fees
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Course Outline
A Course Outline which includes Learning Outcomes, Learning Resources, Learning & Teaching for this course may be accessed here
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Critical Dates
| Term | Last Day to Add Online | Census Date | Last Day to WNF | Last Day to WF |
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| Semester 2 | Mon 11/08/2025 | Wed 20/08/2025 | Fri 19/09/2025 | Fri 31/10/2025 |
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Class Details
| Enrolment Class: Lecture | |||||||
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| Class Nbr | Section | Size | Available | Dates | Days | Time | Location |
| 28626 | LE01 | 15 | 15 | 1 Aug - 19 Sep | Friday | 9am - 11am | 370 Docklands, 303, Teaching Room |
| 10 Oct - 31 Oct | Friday | 9am - 11am | 370 Docklands, 303, Teaching Room | ||||
| Automatic Enrolment Class: Workshop | |||||||
| Class Nbr | Section | Size | Available | Dates | Days | Time | Location |
| 28627 | WR01 | 15 | 15 | 15 Aug - 15 Aug | Friday | 11am - 12pm | 370 Docklands, 302, Teaching Room |
| 29 Aug - 29 Aug | Friday | 11am - 12pm | 370 Docklands, 302, Teaching Room | ||||
| 12 Sep - 12 Sep | Friday | 11am - 12pm | 370 Docklands, 302, Teaching Room | ||||
| 10 Oct - 10 Oct | Friday | 11am - 12pm | 370 Docklands, 302, Teaching Room | ||||
| 24 Oct - 24 Oct | Friday | 11am - 12pm | 370 Docklands, 302, Teaching Room | ||||
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