linfo1252  2019-2020  Louvain-la-Neuve

Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
5 credits
30.0 h + 30.0 h
Q1

  This learning unit is not being organized during year 2019-2020.

Language
French
Prerequisites
This course assumes that the student already masters the programming skills in C language targeted by LEPL1503 and the algorithmic notions covered by the LEPL1402.

The prerequisite(s) for this Teaching Unit (Unité d’enseignement – UE) for the programmes/courses that offer this Teaching Unit are specified at the end of this sheet.
Main themes
  • Levels of abstraction in computer systems
  • Processor architectures
  • Machine language, assembly language and C language
  • Roles and functions of operating systems
  • Using the features of an operating system in applications
  • Processes and threads: concepts, problems and solutions
  • Multi-processor systems
Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

1
Given the learning outcomes of the "Bachelor in Engineering" program, this course contributes to the development, acquisition and evaluation of the following learning outcomes:
  • AA1.1, AA1.2
  • AA2.4-7
  • AA4.1, AA4.4
Given the learning outcomes of the "Bachelor in Computer Science" program, this course contributes to the development, acquisition and evaluation of the following learning outcomes:
  • S1.I4
  • S2.2-4
  • S5.2, S5.5
Students who have successfully completed this course will be able to
  • explain which functions are fulfilled by the different levels of the hierarchy ranging from the physical machine to the level on which the applications are based
  • explain the main architectures of operating systems and processors, as well as the main devices and techniques used to realize them
  • use and effectively implement the various services and functions offered by processors and operating systems
 

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Faculty or entity
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Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Bachelor in Computer Science
SINF1BA
5
LEPL1402 AND LEPL1503
Master [120] in Data Science : Statistic
DATS2M
5
Minor in Engineering Sciences: Computer Sciences (only available for reenrolment)
LSINF100I
5
Specialization track in Computer Science
LINFO100P
5