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CO32010 |
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Module name: |
Network Operating Systems |
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Module leader: |
Dr William Buchanan, School of Computing, Napier University, Edinburgh, UK. |
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Email: |
Exam Dates
Napier Students (2000/2001):
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Module number |
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Room |
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NOS (CO32010) |
Tuesday, 23 January 2001, 9:30-11:30am [Timetable] |
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Exam Syllubus
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Notes |
A. Operating Systems |
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4.2 |
Multithreading and threading |
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4.3 |
Interrupts (on PCs) |
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4.6 |
Vitual Machine Manager |
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B. Scheduling |
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5.1 |
Introduction |
Understand the different scheduling queues |
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5.2 |
Higher-level primitives |
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5.3 |
Signals, pipes and task switching (UNIX implementation) |
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5.4 |
Messages |
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5.5 |
Microsoft Windows scheduling |
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5.7 |
UNIX process control |
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C. Distributed Processing |
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6.1 |
Introduction |
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6.2 |
Interprocess communications |
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6.3 |
Flags and semaphores |
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6.4 |
RPC |
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D. Distributed File Systems |
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7.1 |
Introduction |
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7.2 |
Representation of Data |
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7.3 |
NFS |
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7.4 |
NFS Protocol |
No need to state all the procedures, just and understand of the basic set. |
E. Routing Protocols |
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16.1 |
Introduction |
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16.2 |
Routing fundamentals |
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16.3 |
Routing protocol techniques |
Understand the difference between link-state and distance vector. |
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16.4 |
RIP |
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16.4 |
OSPF |
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F. NOS |
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22.1 |
Introduction |
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22.2 |
Microsoft Windows |
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22.3 |
UNIX |
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22.4 |
NetWare |
Ignore IPX, SPX, SAP and RIP formats. |
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22.5 |
NDS |
Read all the sections of this. |
Coursework submission
Monday 29 January
2001, 5pm
Submit a printed copy to the Programmes Office, School of Computing,
Craiglockhart. If possible, please also submit a ZIP'ed copy
of the file by disk or as an attachment to an e-mail (the best courseworks
may be added to the CNDS/DCC WWW page). If you are submitting by e-mail,
please use the NOS coursework submission title in the Subject
field (it makes it easier for us to filter them), and details of yourself,
your programme and your matriculation number in the body of the e-mail.
Past Papers
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