Operating Systems and Computer Architecture
Year:
1st year
Semester:
S1
Programme main editor:
I2CAT
Onsite in:
CNAM, NTUU
Remote:
ECTS range:
6 ETCS
Professors
Sami Taktak
CNAM
Oleksandr Rokovyi
NTUU
Prerequisites:
Basic knowledge in Architecture and Operating Systems
Basic knowledge of C programming
Pedagogical objectives:
The goal of this course is to study both hardware components and operating systems used modern computer systems. After completing this course, you will be able to understand how moderns computers works and how hardware and software interact together.
Evaluation modalities:
Project and Exam
Description:
- Hardware Architecture:
- Exploring processors architecture
- Mono-core vs multi-core
- BUS and I/O operation
- Operating systems:
- Operating systems internal structures and functions
- Process vs multi-threading
- Drivers and hardware/Software interaction
complementary content :
- Compilers and Automated build systems
- Understanding the different components of a build system and how there are used
- Understand library linking and portability issue
Required teaching material
[books] Operating Systems Design and Implementation Andrew Tanenbaum Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach John L. Hennessy, David A. Patterson Programming in C Stephen Kochan
Teaching volume:
lessons:
28-30 hours
Exercices:
10 hours
Supervised lab:
13 hours
Project:
7 hours
Devices:
- Laboratory-Based Course Structure
- Open-Source Software Requirements