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COMP480 Operating Systems

Updated: 11 August 2009
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Semester 2 On line
Armidale Semester 2 On Campus
ISBT Sydney ISBT Semester 1 On Campus
ISBT Sydney ISBT Semester 2 On Campus
Online level
  • Level D - Comp/internet essential
  • Level E - Wholly online unit
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 COMP132 or COMP132A or COMP532 or COMP530 or candidature in a postgraduate award
Co-requisites None
Restrictions COMP280 or COMP580
Notes

on-campus online D; off-campus online E; 200- and 300-level COMP units (excluding COMP286) require a knowledge of, and programming experience with the C or C++ language. Any student who completed COMP130 prior to 1995 should contact the School of Science and Technology 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 COMP280 - Operating Systems
Coordinator(s) Mark Evered (mevered@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. COMP480 is based on the undergraduate unit COMP280 with additional load consisting of extra questions on assignments and examinations and additional learning outcomes. Candidates for COMP480 will be expected to show a greater level of understanding of the unit material than that required for COMP280. Students who complete COMP280 are not permitted to enrol for COMP480.

Prescribed Material
Mandatory
Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Modern Operating Systems
ISBN: 9780136006633
Tanenbaum, A.S., Prentice Hall 3rd ed. 2008
Text refers to: Semester 2 and ISBT Semester 1, 2 and ISBT Summer , On Campus and Online
Referenced Material
Optional
Text(s):

Note: Reference material is held in the University Library - purchase is optional

Operating System Concepts
ISBN: 9780470128725
Silberschatz, A. and Galvin, P.D., Addison-Wesley 8th ed. 2008
Note: Available from the Dixson Library, UNE
Text refers to: Semester 2 and ISBT Semester 1, 2 and ISBT Summer , On Campus and Online
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
   

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