Course code

IFI6014.DT

old course code

IFI6014

Course title in Estonian

Operatsioonisüsteemid

Course title in English

Operating Systems

ECTS credits

3.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

Course aims

Major. To provide an overview of history and development of operating
systems, their buildup and operating principles.

Brief description of the course

Overview of historical aspects of development of operating systems.
Functionality provided by operating systems. Classification of operating systems. Single-task operating systems vs multitasking operating systems. Multiuser operating systems. Subsystems: Memory Manager, Processor Manager, Device Manager, File Manager, Network Manager. Algorithms used in memory management and process management. Multiprocessor systems. Virtual memory. Cache. File systems. Storage access management and planning.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- knows the purposes and types of operationsystems;
- knows the sub-systems of operationsystems and their workprinciples with basic algorithms.

Teacher

prof Vello Kukk

Prerequisite course 1

Web Programming (IFI6076.DT)

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