COMP280 Operating Systems
Updated: 07 August 2007| Credit Points | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| Offering |
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| Online level |
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| Intensive School(s) | None | |||||||||||||||
| Supervised Exam | There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled. | |||||||||||||||
| Pre-requisites | COMP 132 or 132A | |||||||||||||||
| Co-requisites | None | |||||||||||||||
| Restrictions | COMP 580 | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | on-campus online D; off-campus online E; 200- and 300-level COMP units (excluding COMP 286) require a knowledge of, and programming experience with the C or C++ language. Any student who completed COMP 130 prior to 1995 should contact the School of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science for advice. It is recommended that students enrolled for 200-level and above COMP units have access to an IBM compatible computer running the Linux Operating System. | |||||||||||||||
| Combined Units |
COMP580 - Operating Systems |
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| Coordinator(s) | Paul Kwan (wkwan2@une.edu.au) | |||||||||||||||
| Unit Description |
A programming environment provided by an operating system is an integrated user interface for the various tasks involved in developing programs. The concepts of operating systems, utilities and devices are illustrated via an intensive case study of the UNIX operating system. COMP 580 is based on the undergraduate unit COMP 280 with additional load consisting of extra questions on assignments and examinations and candidates for COMP 580 will be expected to show a greater level of understanding of the unit material than that required for COMP 280. Students who complete COMP 280 are not permitted to enrol for COMP 580. |
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| Prescribed Material Mandatory |
Textbook information is only available from 2008 units onwards. | |||||||||||||||
| Recommended Material Optional |
Textbook information is only available from 2008 units onwards. | |||||||||||||||
| Disclaimer | Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester. |