This course is based on the foundations set by the previous course on computer organisation. It expands particularly into all forms of concurrent programming including aspects of massively parallel programming.
This course introduces all basic mechanisms to analyse, design, and manage concurrent, single computer-node (multicore) as well as distributed applications (e.g. as performance or dependability enhancements).
Following on from the previous course, the fields of operating systems and networking will also be expanded on. On the operating system side aspects of security, scheduling algorithms and memory management are discussed. More specific networking aspects follow on from message passing as a core concurrency construct. These include the basics of routing and dependable protocols.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:- Model, design and program concurrent systems.
- Select appropriate modeling techniques, tools and mechanisms to solve a range of problems in concurrent and distributed systems. This includes the appropriate programming language and runtime environment for the task at hand.
- Analyse and debug concurrent programs.
- Understand the aspects of an operating system concerning scheduling, protection and memory management.
- Employ message passing locally and over networks to construct distributed systems
- Distinguish as well as connect conceptual concurrency with physical parallelism at all levels of a distributed system.
- Identify core aspects of operating systems and networks irrespective of the specific system at hand.
Indicative Assessment
Assignments (40%); Mid-semester exam (10%), Final exam (50%).
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Workload
Two 1.5 hour lectures and one 2 hour tutorial/lab session per week. Additional effort will be required in preparing and deepening the material of those sessions. Two major assignments requier multiple days of attention each.Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
M. Ben-Ari, Principles of Concurrent and Distributed Programming, Addison-Wesley, second edition, 2006
Majors
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
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- Student Contribution Band:
- 2
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $4320 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $5700 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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Second Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7205 | 22 Jul 2019 | 29 Jul 2019 | 31 Aug 2019 | 25 Oct 2019 | In Person | N/A |
