Computer Systems

Over the last half-century, computers have improved at a faster rate than almost any other technology on the planet, yet the principles on which they work have remained mostly constant. In this subject, students will learn how computer systems work "under the hood". The specific aim of this subject is for the students to develop an understanding of the basic concepts underlying computer systems. A key focus of this subject is the introduction of operating systems principles and computer network protocols. This knowledge is essential for writing secure software, for writing high performance software, and for writing network-based services and applications.

• 1ILO 1 - Demonstrate their knowledge of operating systems from the programmer's perspective
• 2ILO 2 - Demonstrate their knowledge of networking technologies from the programmer's perspective
• 3ILO 3 - Apply this knowledge to select appropriate tools and technologies for a problem at hand
• 4ILO 4 - Build simple server applications
• 5ILO 5 - Recognise some common security vulnerabilities and the reason why they are present in a particular system