This description is for an existing unit. The unit covers features of commercial operating systems including process management, memory management, concurrency, job and process scheduling, file systems, applications programming interfaces, and operating systems security. The students will gain an understanding of and experience with major commercially used operating systems.

Unit provides an indepth look at what is necessary to run a compter system ie how the hardware is managed so that other applications like Java and Visual studio can actually work

Related to CSE2302 at Clayton; CSE2302 focuses more on multiuser programming.

This unit provides students with the option of gaining knowledge and also practical experience in operating systems that are widely used in industry and acedemia.

Knowledge - What are inodes;file protections; page tables;device drivers; process management, memory management and job and process scheduling.

Comprehension - How a directory system/file system is implemented in Unix and Windows; how to cope with variable length file names. Security issues for operating systems.

Application - How to install a new device (connect to) your computer system; how does 'plug and play' work. How to decide on the appropriate security measures for a group of users.

Analysis - how in interpret system error messages and troubleshoot non working applications or hardware. How to stop your computer being infected/compromised by viruses. Monitoring and tuning system performance and scheduling admnistrative tasks automatically.

Operating systems as resource managers for:

1. CPU context switching, process scheduling and job scheduling
2. memory management and virtual memory systems
3. I/O device drivers and management
4. file subsystems
5. abstract resource allocation strategies

Asynchronous and synchronous communication mechanisms and their use in operating systems Interprocess communication and its use in distributed computer systems

Upon successful completion of this unit students will be able to : manage a Unix file system

manage redirection of standard Input, Output and Error

manage environment variables

process and job control monitoring

write Unix shell scripts

write Windows scripts

manage data storage and hard disks

No group work is involved in this subject. Students complete their assignments individually, but are encouraged to discuss their approaches and understanding of concepts with fellow students in tutorials.

The unit covers features of commercial operating systems including process management, memory management, concurrency, job and process scheduling, file systems, applications programming interfaces, and operating systems security. Shell scripting in both Unix and Windows will be used to illustrate manipulating OS resources.

Deital, H.M., Operating Systems (2nd Edition) , Addison Wesley

Stallings, W., Operating Systems Internals and Design Principles (3rd Edition), Prentice Hall, 1998.

Tanenbaum, A.S, Modern Operating Systems,. Prentice Hall International (2nd edition 2001).

Tanenbaum, A.S., Woodhull, A.S., Operating Systems, Design and Implementation. Prentice Hall International (2nd edition 1997).

Sobell, M., A Practical Guide to the Unix System (3rd . Edition), Benjamin Cummings.

Window Script hosting using VB script:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/scripting/default.htm?/scripting/vbscript/doc/vbstutor.htm

on campus

One two hour lecture per week covering the core theoretical material; One two hour practical per week to reinforce lecture material and develop programming skills necessary to support the management of an operating system installation.

lectures will address all the knowledge objectives

labs will address practical skills objectives, and instill appropriate attitudes amongst students

65% - 2 hr exam at the end of semester covering all theory and practical work 30% - 1 Assignment using Windows95 and Unix scripts 5% - Successful completion of the DISKUTIL exercises. To pass the subject a minimum of 40% must be attained for each component.

Total expected student workload 12 hrs/week.

One high tech lecture theatre for two hours per week

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Students need to have access to Unix accounts (eg via the SNG machine provided by ITS) and windows accounts. Expect 16 students per lab class.

1 lecturer from CSSE staff familiar with operating system concepts. 1 tutor per 16 students for laboratory session.

• Software Title:
• Vendor:
• Version:
• OS: MS Windows XP ( ) and/or LINUX ( )
• License Details: (A valid software license certificate/s or Vendor permission must be available upon request if the software is to be installed for teaching)
• Are we currently licensed: Yes ( ) or No ( ) (If unsure, please check with your local IT support )
• If (Yes), who is the contact person for this software?:
• If (No), will the software license be arranged by: Staff member requesting the software ( ) or Technical Services* ( ) ? *If the latter is selected, please discuss your requirement/s with myself ASAP, prior to finalising your request, as there could be financial or resourcing implications.
• Is the software to be installed and accessed from a: Client/Workstation ( ), or Server ( ) ?
• Type of license: Site License ( ), Freeware ( ), FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) ( ), Shareware ( ), Lab based ( ) # of Licenses needed ____
• In what week will you commence using the software in class? Semester 1 (Week ___ ) and/or Semester 2 (Week ___ ):
• Nominated Staff For Acceptance Testing Software: (Name) (Phone) (Email)
• Additional Information: Special Requirements, Software Configuration/Installation Requirements, etc:

Windows accounts and labs maintained by IT services FIT. Windows script host should be installed on these machines. Unix accounts on machines maintained by Monash ITS eg SNG.

No extra library resources required. Books specified in CSE1201 are sufficient. New material / articles referenced via the internet.

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Working X386 machines with a 5 1/4inch drive to operate special directory editing software. This works in DOS mode only.

CSE1201, COT1140 or equivalent

Students are expected to: