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B.Eng DegreeFaculty of Faculty of Engineering & TechnologyComputer Engineering
CPE 305: Operating Systems & Systems Programming
Kernel architectures, processes, threads, CPU scheduling, synchronization (mutex/semaphores), deadlocks, paging, and POSIX.
Course Overview
Kernel architectures, processes, threads, CPU scheduling, synchronization (mutex/semaphores), deadlocks, paging, and POSIX. Curriculum Structure & Core Modules: • 1. Operating System Structure: Monolithic Kernels, Microkernels, System Calls, and Context Switching • 2. Process...
What You'll Learn
- Explain operating system dual-mode execution (user vs kernel), system calls, and trap architectures.
- Evaluate preemptive and non-preemptive CPU scheduling algorithms (Round Robin, Multilevel Feedback Queues).
- Resolve race conditions and concurrent synchronization bugs using mutexes, semaphores, and condition variables.
- Analyze deadlock conditions (Coffman) and apply Banker's algorithm for avoidance and detection.
- Develop robust systems software in C utilizing POSIX system calls (fork, exec, wait, pipes, shared memory).
Requirements
- Completion of CPE 212 and CPE 214.
Degree Programme Curriculum Context
This course is a curriculum unit of the Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) in Computer Engineering degree framework in Nigeria.
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Course Curriculum
Open-access academic curriculum. All foundational lectures available to read free.
8 Chapters
•16 Lecture
•24h
1. Operating System Structure: Monolithic Kernels, Microkernels, System Calls, and Context Switching: Theoretical Foundations, Mathematical Modeling & System Architecture
CPE 305 • 300 Level • Computer Engineering Chapter 1: Operating System Structure: Monolithic Kernels, Microkernels, System Calls, and Context Switching — Theoretical Foundations, Mathematical Modeling & System Architecture Course: CPE 305: Operating Systems & Systems Programming Curriculum: NUC-CCMAS-CPE Accreditation: COREN-CPE-OBE Standard: IEEE/ACM-CE2024 1. Pedagogical Scop...
2. Operating System Structure: Monolithic Kernels, Microkernels, System Calls, and Context Switching: Worked Engineering Problems, Design Computations & Simulation Protocols
CPE 305 • 300 Level • Computer Engineering Chapter 1: Operating System Structure: Monolithic Kernels, Microkernels, System Calls, and Context Switching — Worked Engineering Problems, Design Computations & Simulation Protocols Course: CPE 305: Operating Systems & Systems Programming Curriculum: NUC-CCMAS-CPE Accreditation: COREN-CPE-OBE Practice: COREN ERM / IEEE Design Standard...
1 hour 30 minutes
3. Chapter 1 Formative Assessment: Operating System Structure: Monolithic Kernels, Microkernels
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Course Includes
8 Chapters
16 Lectures
2 - 4 weeks
Skill Level intermediate
Taught in English
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Category: University - Computer Engineering
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