FIT3042 is core in the BSE and an elective in the BCS, BCS/BA, BCS/LLB, BSc/BCS, and BSc. It was introduced as part of the 2006 Faculty restructure and will be part of the revised degree roll out of level 3 units for 2008. Previously the BSE had two 3-point core unit CSE2/3391 Unix tools and CSE2/3395 Perl Programming and the programming language C was used throughout the course. The need to include Faculty core units that use Java leads to the need to introduce a systems programming language such as C. Material from CSE2/3391 Unix tools will be kept and material from CSE1/3395 Perl Programming will be replaced with material on systems programming. IEAust requires this material for BSE accreditation.

07/12/2016 - Exam changed from three hours to two hours, reflecting University policy; 50% weighting remains as is. Effective Semester 1 2017.

28/05/2014 - Changes objectives to learning outcomes for AQF compliance.

19/05/14 - Added FIT2085 (new 2nd year version of FIT1008 for BSc students completing a computational science major) as alternate prerequisite to FIT1008. For 2015 implementation.

This unit has been updated as part of a 2009 review and comparison of data with current Handbook, Syllabus + and Callista data. 28/4/2021 - Unit disestablished at FEC 2/21 Item 6.2

This is a core unit in the Bachelor of Software Engineering (BSE) and an elective in the Bachelor of Computer Science (BCompSci), BCS/BA, BCS/LLB, BSc/BCS, and the BSc. It introduces UNIX tools for managing processes and a typical system call interface and its use for systems programming in a language like C. The unit brings together material from CSE1301, CSE1303 and CSE2/3391, and adds material on systems programming at the system call level.

It is important for BSE and BCompSci graduates to have a sound knowledge of systems programming both at the scripting level, the system call level, the system model level and the programming. Moreover students need to carry such knowledge over to efficient practices, thus developing both understanding and specific programming skills.

At the completion of this unit students should be able to:

• describe the relationship between Unix, Unix shells, and C language;
• write programs using C's dynamic memory allocation to create standard container structures;
• construct programs in C that use system calls to interact with the underlying operating environment;
• use the Make utility to build programs written in C;
• construct shell scripts that use standard POSIX filters in pipelines to achieve common tasks;
• use regular expressions to perform text-processing tasks in shell and Perl on unstructured and semi-structured text;
• build Perl scripts using Perl features such as hashes and references.

020103

This unit provides students with an introduction to UNIX tools for managing processes; searching, editing and modifying files and data streams; and command interpreters and shell scripts. In addition, students will learn about a typical system call interface and its use for systems programming in a language like C.

On-campus

Examination (2 hours): 50%; In-semester assessment: 50%

Minimum total expected workload equals 12 hours per week comprising:

(a.) Contact hours for on-campus students:

(b.) Additional requirements (all students):

FIT

FIT1008 or FIT1015 or FIT2085 or CSE1303