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CS 530 — Virtual Machines
(dt. Virtuelle Maschinen)
Level, degree of commitment | Specialization module, compulsory elective module |
Forms of teaching and learning, workload |
Lecture (2 SWS), recitation class (2 SWS), 180 hours (60 h attendance, 120 h private study) |
Credit points, formal requirements |
6 CP Course requirement(s): Successful completion of at least 50 percent of the points from the weekly exercises as well as at least 2 presentations of the tasks. Examination type: Oral or written examination |
Language, Grading |
German,The grading is done with 0 to 15 points according to the examination regulations for the degree program M.Sc. Computer Science. |
Duration, frequency |
One semester, each winter semester |
Person in charge of the module's outline | Prof. Dr. Christoph Bockisch |
Contents
It is an ongoing trend to develop process-based virtual machines for modern programming languages that reduce complexity for the programmer by providing managed resources. This also enables dynamic optimizations or program analyses, for example. System-based virtual machines are a related concept. These provide a virtual environment that corresponds to an entire computer system, including hardware and operating system. Several virtual machines can share a physical machine, whereby virtual resources such as memory are separated from each other.
Qualification Goals
- Describe and explain the basic concepts of process and system virtual machines,
- Describe the architecture of virtual machines,
- Development of components of process VMs (such as schedulers, garbage collections, just-in-time compilers),
- Explain the methods of system VMs (hypervisor, hardware emulation, hardware virtualization, paravirtualization),
- Explain optimizations in virtual machines,
- Presentation of exemplary modern research work in the field of VM technology,
- Comparison of implementation approaches for programming language concepts (code transformation vs. VM support).
Prerequisites
None. The competences taught in the following modules are recommended: Object-oriented Programming, either Algorithms and Data Structures or Practical Informatics II: Data Structures and Algorithms for Pre-Service-Teachers, System Software and Computer Communication, Software Engineering, either Software Lab or Software Lab for Business Informatics.
Applicability
Module imported from M.Sc. Computer Science.
It can be attended at FB12 in study program(s)
- B.Sc. Computer Science
- M.Sc. Data Science
- M.Sc. Computer Science
- M.Sc. Mathematics
- M.Sc. Business Informatics
- M.Sc. Business Mathematics
When studying B.Sc. Computer Science, this module can be attended in the study area Compulsory Elective Modules in Computer Science.
The module is assigned to Practical Computer Science. Further information on eligibility can be found in the description of the study area.
Recommended Reading
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Please note:
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