Learning Outcomes What you will know

This page collects together all of the “outcomes” associated with individual modules. Outcomes identify what students will know and be able to do if they master the material.

Computer Architecture

Understand the main components of the Von-Neumann model
Understand the Fetch-Decode-Execute cycle
Understand the need for and concepts behind the memory hierarchy
Understand the need for multi-core processors

Referencing modules: Computer Architecture ([Over|Re]view)

Assessed by: Quiz #1 Assessment

Operating Systems Basics

Understand the role of Operating Systems
Be aware of Operating Systems design options, in the context of past and current such systems.
Knowledge of basic OS services and interfaces

Referencing modules: OS Overview and Interfaces

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Processes

Understand the process abstraction and how the OS implements it
Understand process creation in Linux and gain hands-on experience with process creation in Java
Understand popular Inter-Process-Communication (IPC) abstractions
Gain hands-on experience with the Pipe abstraction

Referencing modules: Processes

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Threads

Understand the thread abstraction and how the OS implements it
Gain hands-on experience with thread creation in Java

Referencing modules: Threads

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