Operating Systems and Tool Chains

Undergraduate | 2026

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Mode
Mode
Your studies will be on-campus, and may include some online delivery
On campus
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Area/Catalogue
COGR 2008
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Course ID
205699
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Campus
Mawson Lakes, Online, Adelaide City Campus East
Level of study
Level of study
Undergraduate
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Unit value
6
Course owner
Course owner
School of Comp Sc & IT
Course coordinator
Course coordinator
Ivan Lee
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Course level
2
Work Integrated Learning course
Work Integrated Learning course
No
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Inbound study abroad and exchange
Inbound study abroad and exchange
The fee you pay will depend on the number and type of courses you study.
No
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University-wide elective course
No
Single course enrollment
Single course enrolment
No

Course overview

In this course, students will understand the theory and practice of operating systems and tool chains for software development. Computer hardware overview and system architecture; Operating system fundamentals; Process management and scheduling algorithms; Filesystems and system backup; Memory management; Software version control and build automation; DevOps; Software testing and bug tracking; Software debugging and remote development.

Course learning outcomes

  • Discuss the design of modern processor architectures, and the use of assembly language and compilers
  • Describe and compare the basic services of and implementation of various popular operating systems
  • Explain the internal implementation of modern kernels and operating systems software
  • Describe CPU scheduling algorithms, file systems, virtual memory, and inter-process communication
  • Use tools to support software development lifecycle

Availability

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Census date
Fri 04/09/2026
Enrol by date
Enrol by date
Fri 21/08/2026
Last day to W
Last day to W
Fri 18/09/2026
Last day to WF
Last day to WF
Fri 16/10/2026

Class details

Mawson Lakes

Class number
Class number 51783
Section
Section LE01
Size
Size 100
Available
Available 100
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
3 Aug - 21 Sep Monday 2:10pm - 4pm Mawson Lakes The Mawson Centre, MC1-02
12 Oct - 9 Nov Monday 2:10pm - 4pm Mawson Lakes The Mawson Centre, MC1-02
Class number
Class number 51784
Section
Section PR01
Size
Size 20
Available
Available 20
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
3 Aug - 21 Sep Monday 4:10pm - 6pm Mawson Lakes Building P, P1-12
12 Oct - 9 Nov Monday 4:10pm - 6pm Mawson Lakes Building P, P1-12
Class number
Class number 51785
Section
Section PR02
Size
Size 20
Available
Available 20
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
4 Aug - 22 Sep Tuesday 11:10am - 1pm Mawson Lakes Building F, F1-17
13 Oct - 10 Nov Tuesday 11:10am - 1pm Mawson Lakes Building F, F1-17
Class number
Class number 51786
Section
Section PR03
Size
Size 20
Available
Available 20
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
4 Aug - 22 Sep Tuesday 3:10pm - 5pm Mawson Lakes Building P, P1-15
13 Oct - 10 Nov Tuesday 3:10pm - 5pm Mawson Lakes Building P, P1-15
Class number
Class number 51787
Section
Section PR04
Size
Size 20
Available
Available 20
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
5 Aug - 23 Sep Wednesday 1:10pm - 3pm Mawson Lakes Building P, P1-12
14 Oct - 11 Nov Wednesday 1:10pm - 3pm Mawson Lakes Building P, P1-12
Class number
Class number 51788
Section
Section PR05
Size
Size 20
Available
Available 20
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
6 Aug - 24 Sep Thursday 4:10pm - 6pm Mawson Lakes Building P, P1-15
15 Oct - 12 Nov Thursday 4:10pm - 6pm Mawson Lakes Building P, P1-15

Adelaide City Campus East

Class number
Class number 52527
Section
Section LE01
Size
Size 40
Available
Available 40
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
3 Aug - 21 Sep Monday 1:10pm - 3pm Adelaide City Campus East Napier, G04
12 Oct - 9 Nov Monday 1:10pm - 3pm Adelaide City Campus East Napier, G04
Class number
Class number 52525
Section
Section PR01
Size
Size 20
Available
Available 20
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
4 Aug - 22 Sep Tuesday 2:10pm - 4pm Adelaide City Campus East Ingkarni Wardli, G.22
13 Oct - 10 Nov Tuesday 2:10pm - 4pm Adelaide City Campus East Ingkarni Wardli, G.22
Class number
Class number 52526
Section
Section PR02
Size
Size 20
Available
Available 20
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
3 Aug - 21 Sep Monday 3:10pm - 5pm Adelaide City Campus East Playford, P3-33
12 Oct - 9 Nov Monday 3:10pm - 5pm Adelaide City Campus East Playford, P3-33

Prerequisite(s)

  • Must have completed 1 of COMP1023 UO Object Oriented Programming/COMP1038 Object Oriented Programming (UniSA)

Corequisite(s)

N/A

Antirequisite(s)

  • Must not have completed COMP2035 Operating Systems and Tool Chains at the University of South Australia

Assumed knowledge

N/A

Textbook(s)

N/A

Inherent requirements

N/A

Other resources

N/A

Assessment

N/A

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