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Description This modules aims to introduce students to:Operating systems history and changing rolesOperating systems types and designsOperating systems management and system administration | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Learning Outcomes 1. Interpret an operating system as a resource manager 2. Interpret an operating system as an extended machine 3. Relate the operating system to users, applications and hardware 4. Describe the major functional requirements of an operating system 5. Compare and classify operating system types 6. Explain how and why host capabilities influence operating system design 7. Discuss the merits of virtualisation and virtual machines 8. Demonstrate basic system administration skills 9. Write script to automate basic system administration skills | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Learning Activities - Operating systems historyvacuum tubes, batch systems, multiprogramming and PC's- The operating system as a resource manager and as an extended machine- Operating systems concepts including: process management, scheduling, memory management and addres | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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COMSCI | BSc in Computer Science |
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