System programming

School / Prep
ENSEIRB-MATMECA

Internal code

EI7PG204

Description

This course introduces the concepts and techniques needed to program in a POSIX environment.
Outline
1. Concepts 2. Files: principles and the POSIX API 3. Processes and memory management: abstractions, memory management, process management 4. Signals: process monitoring, synchronization 5. Shared memory and synchronization: file-based, shared memory 6. Threads: definition and API 7. Concurrency: problem identification, software solutions, hardware solutions, deadlocks 8. Introduction to network programming
Skills
C2. Level 2C4. Level 2C5. Level 2

CMLectures9,33h
TDTutorial20h
TIIndividual work12h

Mandatory prerequisites

Knowledge of the C language

Syllabus

1. Concepts
2. Files: principles and posix API
3. Processes and memory management: abstractions, memory management, process management
4. Signals: process monitoring, synchronization
5. Shared memory and synchronization: file-based, shared memory
6. Threads: definition and API
7. Concurrency: problem identification, software solutions, hardware solutions, deadlocks
8. Introduction to network programming

Bibliography

Course notes are distributed at the beginning of the course.

Initial assessment / Main session - Tests

Type of assessment	Type of test	Duration (in minutes)	Number of tests	Test coefficient	Eliminatory mark in the test	Remarks
Final inspection	Written	120		1		documents allowed without calculator

Second chance / Catch-up session - Tests

Type of assessment	Type of test	Duration (in minutes)	Number of tests	Test coefficient	Eliminatory mark in the test	Remarks
Final test	Machine work	120		1		documents allowed without calculator