COMP3891 Extended Operating Systems (UNSW Sydney): rated 4.0/5 overall across 9 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
COMP3891 is a UNSW Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Engineering in School of Computer Science and Engineering. This page brings together its handbook details and what UNSW students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 高级操作系统
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: School of Computer Science and Engineering
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
Operating systems are an essential part of computer systems, a course on operating systems is an essential part of any computer science or computer engineering program. This course provides an in-depth understanding of the underlying operating systems that students have implicitly relied upon when developing applications in the foundational courses within Computer Science and Engineering.
COMP3891 has 9 scored reviews: overall 4.0/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 9 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.0/5).
On Reddit: "CSESoc is writing up an elective guide but won't be released until \~end of term, so in the meanwhile: I've done the following electives, and really enjoyed them: COMP6841 - even if you're not into security, it provides an overview into the field, and you walk out with a "securi…"
On Reddit: "Hi, I did Extended OS last term so hopefully I can offer some advice. For extended OS, the usual tutorial is replaced with an extension lecture that covers a variety of topics. Some of them will be just interesting areas that the lecturer wants to talk about, and some are assess…"
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Q: Is COMP3891 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 9 reviews: overall 4.0/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches COMP3891, and when is it offered?
A: COMP3891 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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