Course Details for A.Y. 2019/2020

The information on this page refer to the academic year 2019/2020. Therefore, several links are not available and data may be incomplete. To read the current information on the course, if it is still available, go to the university course catalogue . To read information relating other academic years, use the list at the bottom of this page.

A. Year:

2019/2020

Name:

Laboratorio di Sistemi Operativi / Operating Systems Laboratory

Type:

Module

Main course:

Sistemi Operativi con Laboratorio / Operating Systems with Lab

Basic information

Code:

F1I021

Sector:

INF/01

Credits:

: Bachelor Degree in Computer Science 6 CFU (a)

Term:

1^st semester

Degree(s):

Bachelor Degree in Computer Science 2^nd anno curriculum General Compulsory

Language:

Italian

Teacher(s):

Marco Autili

Same as:

Laboratorio di Sistemi Operativi

Course Objectives

The objective of this course is to provide a complete introduction to Unix-like systems. Contents are organized as follow: PART I - UNIX System Architecture PART II - Command Line (Bash shell) PART III - Bash Scripting PART IV - Programming in UNIX-like Environment The course offers a basic, yet complete, knowledge of the following practical aspects: Unix-like systems architecture, command line interaction, shell scripting, files and directories, system calls, system-programming, process management, and concurrent programming.

Course Content

PART I - UNIX System Architecture
PART II - Command Line (Bash shell)
PART III - Bash Scripting
PART IV - Programming in UNIX-like Environment

Learning Outcomes (Dublin Descriptors)

On successful completion of this course, the student should

acquire the theoretical knowledge necessary to understand how operating systems can implement their main functionalities;
acquire the practical capabilities necessary to develop system programs and bash scripts in Unix-like environments;
will be able to develop concurrent programs using semaphores, mutex and condition variables for synchronization;
acquire methodologies to evaluate different operating systems bny integrating all the notions acquired during the course;
be able to communicate with competence and correctness of language the issues related with operating systems and systems programming;
be able to autonomously learn and study specific additional subjects related to operating systems.

Prerequisites and Learning Activities

Topics treated by the Operating Systems module, algorithms and data structures, computer architecture, design and programming of simple software solutions to elementary problems, programming in the C language. Ability to integrate classroom study room with personal study. Reading comprehension of English.

Assessment Methods and Criteria

For the 1st session, the exam consists of (1) a midterm written exam + a final written exam or (2) a total written exam. The exam is passed if the score of the total written exam or the final score as the average of the midterm written exam + the final written exam is greater or equal to 18. For later sessions, the exam consists of only a total written exam.

Textbooks

W. Richard Stevens, Stephen A. Rago, Advanced Programmingin the UNIX Environment , Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series. (vol. 3rd Edition) 2013.

Notes

Office hours: every Thursday 11:30 to 13:30

Internet Resources

Homepage:

http://people.disim.univaq.it/marco.autili/teaching.php

Teaching material:

Teaching material available on the external website http://people.disim.univaq.it/marco.autili/teaching.php.

Course page updates

This course page is available (with possible updates) also for the following academic years:

To read the current information on this course, if it is still available, go to the university course catalogue .

Course information last updated on: 23 settembre 2019, 16:49