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CSC 3401 - Operating System - Sem10607 Suriani
CSC 3401 - Operating System - Sem10607 Suriani
CSC 3401 - Operating System - Sem10607 Suriani
COURSE OUTLINE
CSC 3401: OPERATING SYSTEM
Kulliyyah Department
Instructor(s)
Kulliyah of Information and Sr. Suriani Sulaiman
Department (Section
of Computer 1)
Science
Communication Technology Sr. Masnida Hussin (Section 2)
Contact Hours 3 (Wed 10.00 am - 11.00 am, Thu 2.00 pm – 3.00 pm)
Course Synopsis Operating System is the basic software, which makes the
Pre-requisites CSC 1401 of
resources Introduction to Computer
the computer Organization
available to the user. A general-
purpose computer can be of no use if it does not have an
operating system. Operating System provide the first layer of
Teaching Methodology Lectures which provides the basis for all other software working
software,
Laboratories
on a computer. This makes the knowledge of Operating System
essential for IT professionals. There has been recently a lot of
development in the operating system like UNIX, Windows
family and LINUX. IT professionals need to be aware of the
Method of Evaluation Assignment(s)
latest : 15% by these operating
developments and the facilities provided
Quiz (s)
systems. : 10%
Project : 15%
Mid Term : 20%
Learning Outcomes After completing this course, students are: expected
Final Exam 40% to be able to:
Total : 100%
1. Analyze and apply the concept of operating systems and relate
them to current operating system design, direction and
development issues.
2. To demonstrate the fundamental hands-on skills in various
operating system administration tasks.
Course Outlines
8 Virtual Memory
Hardware and Control Structures
Operating System Software
Chap. 8
UNIX and Solaris Memory
Management
Linux Memory Management
Windows Memory Management
9 I/O Management and Disk Scheduling
I/O Devices
Organization of the I/O function
Operating System Design Issues
I/O Buffering
Disk Scheduling Chap. 11
RAID
Disk Cache
Unix SVR4 I/O
Linux I/O
Windows I/O
10 File Management
File Organization and Access
File Directories
File Sharing
Record Blocking
Chap. 12
Secondary Storage Management
Unix File Management
Linux Virtual File System
Windows File System
11 Computer Security
Security Threats
Protection
Intruders
Chap. 16
Malicious Software
Trusted System
Windows Security
References Required :
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