Advanced Concepts on Operating Systems ( CASO )

• AUTONOMOUS LEARNING

• G7.3 - Autonomous learning: capacity to plan and organize personal work. To apply the acquired knowledge when performing a task, in function of its suitability and importance, decide how to perform it and the needed time, and select the most adequate information sources. To identify the importance of establishing and maintaining contacts with students, teacher staff and professionals (networking). To identify information forums about ICT engineering, its advances and its impact in the society (IEEE, associations, etc.).
  
• G7 - To detect deficiencies in the own knowledge and overcome them through critical reflection and choosing the best actuation to extend this knowledge. Capacity for learning new methods and technologies, and versatility to adapt oneself to new situations.
  

• COMPUTER ENGINEERING SPECIALIZATION

• CEC2 - To analyse and evaluate computer architectures including parallel and distributed platforms, and develop and optimize software for these platforms.
  
• CEC2.1 - To analyse, evaluate, select and configure hardware platforms for the development and execution of computer applications and services.
  
• CEC2.3 - To develop and analyse software for systems based on microprocessors and its interfaces with users and other devices.
  
• CEC2.4 - To design and implement system and communications software.
  
• CEC2.5 - To design and implement operating systems.
  
• CEC3 - To develop and analyse hardware and software for embedded and/or very low consumption systems.
  
• CEC3.1 - To analyse, evaluate and select the most adequate hardware and software platform to support embedded and real-time applications.
  
• CEC4 - To design, deploy, administrate and manage computer networks, and manage the guarantee and security of computer systems.
  
• CEC4.1 - To design, deploy, administrate and manage computer networks.
  
• CEC4.2 - To demonstrate comprehension, to apply and manage the guarantee and security of computer systems.
  

• INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIZATION

• CTI1 - To define, plan and manage the installation of the ICT infrastructure of the organization.
  
• CTI1.4 - To select, design, deploy, integrate, evaluate, build, manage, exploit and maintain the hardware, software and network technologies, according to the adequate cost and quality parameters.
  
• CTI3 - To design solutions which integrate hardware, software and communication technologies (and capacity to develop specific solutions of systems software) for distributed systems and ubiquitous computation devices.
  
• CTI3.4 - To design communications software.
  

1. Working with the abstractions of the operating system
   
   Sub-Goals
   • Management processes and flows
   • Memory management
   • Management of communications
   • Access to files
   
   Related Competences
   • CTI1.4,
   • G7.3,
   • CEC2.3,
   • CEC2.4
2. Analysis and evaluation of operating system abstractions
   
   Related Competences
   • CTI1.4,
   • G7.3,
   • CEC2.1,
   • CEC3.1
3. Use the operating system development tools
   
   Sub-Goals
   • Compilers, linkers and other tools to support
   
   Related Competences
   • G7.3,
   • CEC2.3
4. Know how to use the hardware support for the operating system
   
   Sub-Goals
   • Memory management, TLB and page tables
   • Synchronization Tools
   
   Related Competences
   • CTI1.4,
   • CEC2.1,
   • CEC2.4,
   • CEC3.1
5. Use the techniques of performance evaluation of operating systems
   
   Sub-Goals
   • Evaluation of overhead that introduce system services
   
   Related Competences
   • CTI1.4,
   • G7.3,
   • CEC2.1,
   • CEC3.1
6. Operating System Support for file systems
   
   Sub-Goals
   • Tools to support data integrity: Journaling
   
   Related Competences
   • G7.3,
   • CEC2.3,
   • CEC2.4,
   • CEC2.5
7. To know, know how to use and implement management devices within the operating system
   
   Sub-Goals
   • Storage devices
   • Communication Devices
   • Devices interaction with the user
   
   Related Competences
   • CTI3.4,
   • G7.3,
   • CEC2.4,
   • CEC2.5
8. Implement and evaluate support for real time
   
   Related Competences
   • CTI1.4,
   • G7.3,
   • CEC2.1,
   • CEC3.1
9. Implement and evaluate virtualization support
   
   Related Competences
   • CTI1.4,
   • G7.3,
   • CEC2.3,
   • CEC2.4,
   • CEC2.5
10. Use the operating system support for mobile devices
    
    Sub-Goals
    • Support for Mobile Communications
    • Use of resources in mobile environments
    
    Related Competences
    • CTI1.4,
    • CTI3.4,
    • G7.3,
    • CEC2.1,
    • CEC3.1,
    • CEC4.1
11. Manage facilities informatiques
    
    Related Competences
    • CTI1.4,
    • CEC4.1,
    • CEC4.2

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The teacher presents the topics proposed in the theory sessions, while open discussions among and with students on various topics. Each session includes the theory of motion of various topics related to the class, students work independently on his compte.Les lab follow the issues raised in the theory and serve to entrench the use and evaluation of abstractions and system services operatiu.Per to work in the competition for autonomous learning, the course will be 2 staff work activities related to the services offered by operating systems. The themes of the activities will be defined during the course. Will for example, the introduction of new system calls, the interacio between Android and Linux systems, add the OS services through libraries, performance evaluation system, etc..

Evaluation type

The autonomous learning competence is evaluated based on the reports delivered by the student during the course. Its weight is 10% on the final mark.

The technical competences are evaluated based on the theory (40%) and the laboratory exam (50%).

The theory gets evaluated based on the partial and the final exams. The mark of the 3 partial exams is computed as the averaged mean of the 3 tests, with the following weights: 25, 25, and 50%. If this mark is equal or larger than 6.0, attending the final exam is optional.

In case a student attends the final exam, his/her theory mark will be the highest between the mark obtained in the final exam and the averaged mean of the partial exams.

Generic competences weight in the evaluation specific part

• 10.0 % - Autonomous learning: capacity to plan and organize personal work. To apply the acquired knowledge when performing a task, in function of its suitability and importance, decide how to perform it and the needed time, and select the most adequate information sources. To identify the importance of establishing and maintaining contacts with students, teacher staff and professionals (networking). To identify information forums about ICT engineering, its advances and its impact in the society (IEEE, associations, etc.).

• Silberschatz, Abraham , Operating System Concepts, International Student Version, 8th Edition , Wiley , 2009 , ISBN:978-0-470-23399-3.
http://eu.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470233990,descCd-tableOfContents.html


• Stallings, William , Operating Systems: Internals and Design Principles, 7/E , Prentice Hall , 2012 , ISBN:013230998X, 9780132309981.
http://www.pearsonhighered.com/educator/product/Operating-Systems-Internals-and-Design-Principles/9780132309981.page

- User-level Operating Systems
- Basic level on the internal structure of the operating system
- Programming languages ​​C and C + +
- Compile and link mechanisms
- Basic concepts of computer architecture