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CS 240 — System Software and Computer Communication
(dt. Systemsoftware und Rechnerkommunikation)

Level, degree of commitment Basic module, depends on importing study program
Forms of teaching and learning,
workload		 Lecture (4 SWS), recitation class (2 SWS),
270 hours (90 h attendance, 180 h private study)
Credit points,
formal requirements		 9 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: Written examination
Language,
Grading		 German,
The grading is done with 0 to 15 points according to the examination regulations for the degree program B.Sc. Computer Science.
Subject, Origin Computer Science, B.Sc. Computer Science
Duration,
frequency		 One semester,
each summer semester
Person in charge of the module's outline Prof. Dr. Bernd Freisleben

Contents

  • Basics of system software: tasks, processes, resource management, synchronization, deadlocks, memory management, file systems, input/output, virtualization, Unix introduction
  • Basics of computer communications: Protocols: ISO-OSI, TCP/IP. Data transfer: twisted pair, coax, fiber, bit encodings, modulation techniques, MODEMs, ISDN; networks: LANs, WANs, GANs, MANs, Ethernet, Token Ring, Bridges, Router, FDDI, ATM
  • Internet: TCP/UDP/IP protocols, Internet addresses, routing, DNS, ARP, FTP, e-mail, HTTP, WWW

Qualification Goals

  • Basic knowledge of the concepts of system software,
  • Dealing with Unix operating system commands,
  • Knowledge of the methods of computer communications,
  • Knowledge of the concepts of the Internet,
  • Practice of scientific working methods (recognition, formulation, solving problems, training of abstraction skills),
  • Training of oral communication skills in the exercises by practicing free speech in front of an audience and during discussion.

Prerequisites

None.


Recommended Reading

  • W. Stallings: Operating Systems, Pearson, 2011; A.S. Tanenbaum: Modern Operating Systems, Prentice Hall, 2008; J. Kurose, K. Ross: Computernetze, Pearson 2014; A.S. Tanenbaum: Computer-netzwerke, Pearson 2003; F. Halsall: Data Communications, Computer Networks and Open Systems, Addison-Wesley 1998; Schreiner, Rüdiger: Computernetzwerke, Hanser 2009; Lienemann, G., Larisch, D., TCP/IP - Grundlagen und Praxis, Heise 2010.



Please note:

This page describes a module according to the latest valid module guide in Winter semester 2021/22. Most rules valid for a module are not covered by the examination regulations and can therefore be updated on a semesterly basis. The following versions are available in the online module guide:

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