2021 Faculty Courses School of Computing Undergraduate major in Computer Science
System Programming
- Academic unit or major
- Undergraduate major in Computer Science
- Instructor(s)
- Shinpei Hayashi / Qiong Chang
- Class Format
- Lecture/Exercise
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 5-6 Tue (H114) / 5-6 Fri (H114)
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- CSC.T344
- Number of credits
- 110
- Course offered
- 2021
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
A comprehensive study of the system calls of operating systems such as UNIX and of the system programming using them. Students will learn the concepts of processes, file abstraction, socket communication, and programming techniques based on them.
Course description and aims
The goal of this course is to design and implement system programs using the concepts of UNIX system calls, processes and communication between them, file abstraction, and socket communication.
Keywords
System call, Process, Socket communication, Signals, Programming Tools, C
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Classroom learning is followed by exercises.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Introduction |
Introduction |
| Class 2 | Exercise: UNIX environments |
Exercise: UNIX environments |
| Class 3 | Input/output and file abstraction |
Input/output and file abstraction |
| Class 4 | Exercise: Input/output and file abstraction |
Exercise: Input/output and file abstraction |
| Class 5 | Process and fork |
Process and fork |
| Class 6 | Pipes |
Pipes |
| Class 7 | Exercise: Process fundamental |
Exercise: Process fundamental |
| Class 8 | Exercise: Process advanced |
Exercise: Process advanced |
| Class 9 | Signals and socket communication |
Signals and socket communication |
| Class 10 | Exercise: Signals and socket communication |
Exercise: Signals and socket communication |
| Class 11 | Memory management |
Memory management |
| Class 12 | Exercise: Memory management |
Exercise: Memory management |
| Class 13 | System programming tools |
System programming tools |
| Class 14 | Exercise: System programming tools |
Exercise: System programming tools |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
None required.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
W.R. Stevens, S.A. Rago: Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment, 3rd Edition, Addison-Wesley, 2013.
Course materials will be provided via a website.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Programming Exercises: 50%
Exam or reports: 50%
Related courses
- CSC.T243 ： Procedural Programming Fundamentals
- CSC.T253 ： Advanced Procedural Programming
- CSC.T262 ： Assembly Language
- CSC.T354 ： Parallel Programming
- CSC.T371 ： System Software
Prerequisites
Students must understand basic concepts of programming using C language and have familiarity with basic Unix terminal commands.
Students are desired to have successfully completed Procedural Programming Fundamentals (CSC.T243) and Advanced Procedural Programming (CSC.T253) or have equivalent knowledge.