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Quick Facts

Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery
English	Self Study	Video and Text Based

Course Overview

The Design and Engineering of Computer Systems certification course is an eight weeks online course offered on the platform of Swayam. During this course syllabus, the candidates will learn the ways of designing computer systems operating systems, computer networks, and architecture. This programme is jointly taught by the initiatives of IIT Bombay, and NPTEL.

The Design and Engineering of Computer Systems training shall be fully accessible to people who have a basic knowledge of the concepts of computer programming. The candidates will have to register for the final exam, and then complete the exam to secure passing marks in the assignments and the final examination to secure 2 credit points on completion.

The Highlights

12 weeks duration
Online programme
Elective programme
AICTE approved FDP course
Undergraduate or postgraduate level course

Programme Offerings

online mode
Case Studies
2 Credit Points
End Certification

Courses and Certificate Fees

Fees Informations	Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
INR 1000	yes	IIT Bombay

The Design and Engineering of Computer Systems certification fee is free. In case the students feel like they want to earn a certification then they will have to deposit Rs. 1000 to Swayam.

Design and Engineering of Computer Systems Fee Structure

Description	Amount in INR
Certification Exam Fee (Optional)	Rs. 1000

Eligibility Criteria

Academic Qualifications

Senior postgraduate or undergraduate students in computer science are allowed.

Work Experience

Working professionals with some experience and knowledge of programming concepts are welcome to apply.

Certification Qualifying Details

The learners will get the Design and Engineering of Computer Systems certification by Swayam, NPTEL, and IIT Bombay after successfully attaining passing marks in both assignments, and in the final exam.

What you will learn

Knowledge of engineering

The Design and Engineering of Computer Systems certification syllabus will teach the following:

Learning to discuss the computer building blocks that accompany case studies of real-world computer systems designs.
Understanding the overview of hardware in computer systems.
Learning about the different measures related to the performance of computer systems, and how their performance can be optimized.
The practices and principles related to the design, and engineering of computer systems.

Who it is for

Computer Hardware EngineerComputer ProgrammerComputer Systems EngineerComputer Systems AdministratorComputer System Analyst

The Design and Engineering of Computer Systems certification is great for the following:

Admission Details

To get enrolled in Design and Engineering of Computer Systems classes, go through these steps:

Step 1 - Go through the official URL: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc22_cs38/preview.

Step 2 - Then on the Swayam site, start by locating the ‘Sign In/Register orange coloured button.

Step 3 - Next the students can use the accounts they have on sites like Google, Facebook, SWAYAM or Microsoft to start registering or signing in.

The Syllabus

Introduction to computer systems.
Introduction and overview of the course
Principles for designing computer systems
Overview of computer system hardware and software

Process management and CPU virtualization
Process abstraction and process management in operating systems
Threads and concurrency
Virtual machines and containers

Memory management
Memory management in operating systems
Virtual memory and paging
Optimizing memory access in user programs

Disk and network I/O
Filesystem data structures and implementation
Synchronous and event-driven APIs for socket-based network communication
Network I/O subsystem in operating systems

Computer networking
Architecture of the Internet
Internet routing, transport and applications
Network security

End-to-end application design
Inter-process and inter-thread synchronization
Architecture of multi-tier applications
Case studies and examples of systems design

Performance engineering
Performance measurement and analysis
Techniques to improve performance of computer systems
Caching, horizontal and vertical scaling, load balancing

Reliability engineering
Techniques for fault tolerance in computer systems
Replication, consistency, and atomicity
Case studies of designing reliable computer systems

Evaluation process

The Design and Engineering of Computer Systems certification shall only be offered if the assignment score secured on an average is 10/25, and score in the exam secured, is 30/75. The total score must be around 40/100 to comfortably earn the certificate.