Type of course

Admission requirements

Course content

The course provides a thorough introduction to operating systems. Topics include threads and processes, process coordination and synchronization, physical and virtual storage organization, interrupt handling, peripheral devices, and file systems. The exercises include both analysis of abstractions, and their design and implementation.

Through a set of projects, a gradually more advanced operating system is designed and implemented. Each project results in a system able to boot and execute on a single computer.

Recommended prerequisites

Objectives of the course

Knowledge - The student can / has

• understanding of fundamental operating system abstractions
• understanding of how to design operating system abstractions
• understanding of how to implement operating system abstractions

Skills - The student can / has

• develop and describe a design of a software abstraction
• develop and describe the code for a running prototype implementing of the design
• use software development and management tools

General competence - The student can / has

• experience with where and how to find the information needed for the design and implementation
• experience with applying tools aiding in developing a working system
• an understanding of the division of labor between hardware and software

Language of instruction and examination

Teaching methods

Information to incoming exchange students

This course is available for inbound exchange students.

This course has recommended academic prerequisites. Please see the «Prerequisite» section for more information.

Do you have questions about this module? Please check the following website to contact the course coordinator for exchange students at the faculty: INBOUND STUDENT MOBILITY: COURSE COORDINATORS AT THE FACULTIES | UiT