COMP2006

COMP2006: Operating Systems

Science and Engineering

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4.0

★★★★☆Based on 1 reviews

Workload10.0/10

Avg Grade88%

Take Again0%

Had an Exam100%

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1 of 1 reviewers: Heavy reading load 1 of 1 reviewers: Recorded lectures

About this Unit

The operating systems are a critical part of any computer systems, and therefore it is important for all computing students to have sufficient knowledge of operating systems that evolve with the development of computer technologies. In this unit students will learn the following main OS components: process, thread, and their communication and synchronizations; CPU scheduling algorithms; deadlock detection, prevention, and avoidance; memory management, including memory allocation, memory paging and segmentation, and virtual memory; file system interface, implementation, and access methods; disk structure, scheduling, management and reliability; I/O management; and protection and security concepts and implementations.

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Unit Details

Credits25

Contact Hours3 Weekly

Result TypeGrade/Mark

AreaSchool of Electrical Engineering, Computing and Mathematical Sciences (EECMS) (1153)

Field of Education020117 Operating Systems

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Tuition Pattern

Lecture1 x 2 hours weekly
Workshop1 x 1 hour weekly

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Student Reviews

Verified Curtin Student Semester 1, 2025 • Aug 2026

★★★★☆

Extremely content-heady unit. Mostly rote learning, if you like Operating Systems youll love the unit, otherwise its very dry.