CM10195: Computer systems architecture 2
[Page last updated: 10 February 2022]
Academic Year: | 2021/2 |
Owning Department/School: | Department of Computer Science |
Credits: | 6 [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
Notional Study Hours: | 120 |
Level: | Certificate (FHEQ level 4) |
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Assessment Summary: | CW 30%, EX 70% |
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Requisites: | Before taking this module you must take CM10194 |
Learning Outcomes: | On completion of this unit students will be able to:
1. demonstrate knowledge of computer architectures and their abstractions, from operating systems to distributed systems 2. understand the concepts and mechanisms for the management, ownership and protection of computer resources; 3. understand various forms of network architectures 4. demonstrate familiarity with the ISO Seven-layer model, the major forms of network addressing and the means of translating between them. |
Aims: | To build on CM10194 Computer Systems Architecture 1. To introduce students to the layers and abstractions of modern computer systems architectures from operating systems to network interaction. To understand the storage, management and transmission of data on the computer and management of resources. To introduce the fundamental concepts of networking. |
Skills: | Use of IT (T/F, A), Communication (A). |
Content: | Introduction to Operating Systems: what they are and what they do, history, ownership and protection of resources.
Processes, scheduling, deadlock. Interprocess communication (IPC). Memory, virtual memory and memory management. Files, file systems. The networking problem: interoperability via models, standards, protocols and implementations. The ISO 7-layer model. The TCP/IP 4-layer implementation and outline of its standards (RFCs) and protocols. Basic network addressing (MAC, IP, domain names) and the links between them (ARP, DNS). |
Programme availability: |
CM10195 is Compulsory on the following programmes:Department of Computer Science
CM10195 is Optional on the following programmes:Department of Mathematical Sciences
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