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Assessment Details and Submission Guidelines
Year and Term 2020, T3
Unit Code BN104
Unit Title Operating Systems
Assessment
Title
Assignment one - Introduction to operating systems, Memory and process
management
Purpose of the
assessment
(with ULO
Mapping)
The purpose of this assignment is to report on some important characteristics of
Operating Systems and explain their functions. Students must answer Multiple Answer
questions about OS operation, and report on selected OS aspects and algorithms such
as virtual memory, process scheduling and mobile operating systems. After successful
completion of this assignment, students should be able to:
a. Report on the basics, and provide examples, of operating systems structure and
functionality, including memory allocation virtual memory, demand paging and
process and device management.
. Describe the integration of hardware, operating systems and application software.
c. Explain in detail the functioning of some devices such as peripherals
Weight Part A: 3% and Part B: 7%
Total Marks 70
Word limit N/A
Due Date Part A Due Date 11:55PM 4th December, 2020 (Week 3)
Part B Due Date 11:55 PM 8th January, 2021 (Week 7)
Submission
Guidelines
Assignment Structure and submission guidelines:
• Assignment 1 is divided into two parts: Part A (formative assessment) and Part B. The first
part of assignment 1 focuses on the basic concepts of the cu
ent operating systems that
is marked for 3% of the total marks and the second part is an extension of first part with
memory management and process management covering the remaining 7% of the total
marks. Students have to submit the first part by the end of week 3. Part B need to be
submitted in week 7.
• All work must be submitted on Moodle by the due date along with a title Page.
• The assignment must be in MS Word format, 1.5 spacing, 11-pt Cali
i (Body) font
and 2.54 cm margins on all four sides of your page with appropriate section
headings.
• Reference sources must be cited in the text of the report, and listed appropriately
at the end in a reference list using IEEE referencing style.
Extension • If an extension of time to submit work is required, a Special Consideration
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Melbourne on Level 6 or in Sydney on Level 7. You must submit this application
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Assignment Description
Assignment 1-Questions
Part A
Concepts of OS XXXXXXXXXX10+5 = 15 Marks)
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1. Today’s world there are different types of operating system exist in everyday applications.
Research the Internet or cu
ent literature to find at least five types of operating systems
depending on the application. XXXXXXXXXX10 marks)
Please note: Whenever you research computer technology, make sure your resources are
timely. Notice the date when the research was published. Also be sure to validate the
authenticity of your sources. Avoid any that might be questionable, such as blogs and publicly
edited online (wiki) sources.
2. List different parts of operating system. Describe how those parts are collaborate to perform
the task of operating system. XXXXXXXXXX5 marks)
Part B
Memory Management XXXXXXXXXX5 Marks)
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3. Explain in your own words why operating system needs address translation i.e., logical
address to physical address conversion? Also provide an example of address translation.
Memory Fragmentation and Compaction XXXXXXXXXX6+6=12 Marks)
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4. The sizes of pages and page frames are often identical. Search academic sources to discover
typical page sizes, what factors are considered by operating system developers when
establishing these sizes, and whether hardware considerations are important. Cite your
sources.
XXXXXXXXXX = 6 Marks)
5. Given three su
outines of 700, 200, and 500 words each, if segmentation is used then the
total memory needed is the sum of the three sizes (if all three routines are loaded). However,
if paging is used then some storage space is lost because su
outines rarely fill the last page
completely, and that results in internal fragmentation.
Determine the total amount of wasted memory due to internal fragmentation when the three
su
outines are loaded into memory using each of the following page sizes:
a. 100 words
. 600 words
c. 700 words
d. 900 words