20 Points

This paper focuses on operating systems design and implementation. The major topics include operating system architecture, thread programming, process management, inter-process communication, memory management, input and output device management, operating system security and operating system design principles. The paper uses the Minix operating system.

Learning Outcomes

Understanding the implementation of, and relationships between, the major components of an operating system. The relationship between the operating system and user programs.

Lecturers and Tutors

B Semester

Co-ordinator(s)

• Associate Professor Tony McGregor
  Room: G.1.28A
  Phone: +64 7 838 4651
  tonym@cs.waikato.ac.nz
  
  

Lecturer(s)

• Mr. Bill Rogers
  Room: G.1.09
  Phone: +64 7 838 4408
  coms0108@cs.waikato.ac.nz
  
  
• Associate Professor Tony McGregor
  Room: G.1.28A
  Phone: +64 7 838 4651
  tonym@cs.waikato.ac.nz
  
  

Paper Website
http://elearn.waikato.ac.nz/course/view.php?id=3190

Pre Requisite Papers
COMP200 Computer Systems and one of
COMP203 Programming with Data Structures or
COMP206 General Programming 2 or
COMP209 Object Oriented Programming or
COMP231 Software Engineering Development or
COMP241 Software Engineering Development

Required Text
Tanenbaum, 2006, The Minix Book: Operating Systems, Design and Implementation, (3th edition), Pearson. ISBN:0-13-0-13-142938-8

Attendance Policy
Class attendance is expected. All material covered in class is assessable, as well as prescribed chapters of the textbook and practical exercises.

Expected Workload
Students should expect to spend approximately 16 hours per week on this class (in conformance with school guidelines for Part III courses in computer science).

Important Dates
The provisional assignment schedule is:

Assessment Schedule
Assessment as a percentage of the final grade:

	Assignments	50%
	Final Exam	50%
or
	Assignments	100%
	Final Exam	0%

whichever is to the students greatest benefit.

Means of Assessment

Assignments must be submitted by the due date. If you have not completed it, turn in what you have done so far. Individual extensions will not be given except for medical circumstances or other serious impairment. Contact the lecturer if you are unsure. Documentation is normally required

Internal assessment/final examination ratio 1:1 or 1:0

Course Requirements
An overall mark of 50% is required for a pass.

Computing Resources
The Linux machines in computing laboratory R.G.06 are available for students to use in this course. After hours access to R Block requires CARDAX, which can be obtained through the Department of Computer Science main office in G.1.21.

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Academic Integrity
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