Engineers are taught to use a variety of tools in system design. A project used successfully to teach one software tool, a real-time, multitasking operating system is described. The project involved the simulation of a simple traffic light controller and associated traffic. Pieces of the simulation are implemented as independent tasks running under the operating system. Small groups of students (2-3) worked nearly independently to write their respective parts, with the whole simulation being integrated only at final load time. The traffic light provided a familiar example with which to work, and student interest and enthusiasm were high for the duration of the project. Several aspects of the educational results of this case are presented.
Teaching utilization of a multitasking operating system: A case study
Anwendungsbeispiel fuer ein Multiprogramm-Betriebssystem: Verkehrssteuerung
IEEE Transactions on Education ; E-29 , 1 ; 34-36
1986
3 Seiten, 3 Quellen
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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