CS6401 OPERATING SYSTEMS
OBJECTIVES:
The student
should be made to:
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Study the basic concepts and functions of operating systems.
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Understand the structure and functions of OS.
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Learn about Processes, Threads and Scheduling algorithms.
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Understand the principles of concurrency and Deadlocks.
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Learn various memory management schemes.
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Study I/O management and File systems.
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Learn the basics of Linux system and perform administrative tasks
on Linux Servers.
UNIT I OPERATING SYSTEMS
OVERVIEW
Computer System Overview-Basic
Elements, Instruction Execution, Interrupts, Memory Hierarchy, Cache Memory,
Direct Memory Access, Multiprocessor and Multicore Organization. Operating system
overview-objectives and functions, Evolution of Operating System.- Computer
System Organization-Operating System Structure and Operations- System Calls,
System Programs, OS Generation and System Boot.
UNIT II PROCESS MANAGEMENT
Processes-Process Concept,
Process Scheduling, Operations on Processes, Interprocess Communication;
Threads- Overview, Multicore Programming, Multithreading Models; Windows 7 -
Thread and SMP Management. Process Synchronization - Critical Section Problem,
Mutex Locks, Semophores, Monitors; CPU Scheduling and Deadlocks.
UNIT III STORAGE MANAGEMENT
Main Memory-Contiguous Memory
Allocation, Segmentation, Paging, 32 and 64 bit architecture Examples; Virtual
Memory- Demand Paging, Page Replacement, Allocation, Thrashing; Allocating
Kernel Memory, OS Examples.
UNIT IV I/O SYSTEMS
Mass Storage Structure- Overview,
Disk Scheduling and Management; File System Storage-File Concepts, Directory
and Disk Structure, Sharing and Protection; File System Implementation- File
System Structure, Directory Structure, Allocation Methods, Free Space
Management, I/O Systems.
UNIT V CASE STUDY
Linux System- Basic
Concepts;System Administration-Requirements for Linux System Administrator,
Setting up a LINUX Multifunction Server, Domain Name System, Setting Up Local
Network Services; Virtualization- Basic Concepts, Setting Up Xen,VMware on
Linux Host and Adding Guest OS.
OUTCOMES:
At the end of
the course, the student should be able to:
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Design various Scheduling algorithms.
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Apply the principles of concurrency.
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Design deadlock, prevention and avoidance algorithms.
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Compare and contrast various memory management schemes.
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Design and Implement a prototype file systems.
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Perform administrative tasks on Linux Servers.
TEXT BOOK
1. Abraham Silberschatz, Peter Baer Galvin and Greg Gagne, “Operating
System Concepts”, 9th Edition, John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2012.
REFERENCES
1. William Stallings, “Operating Systems – Internals and Design
Principles”, 7th Edition, Prentice Hall, 2011.
2. Andrew S. Tanenbaum, “Modern Operating Systems”, Second Edition,
Addison Wesley, 2001.
3. Charles Crowley, “Operating Systems: A Design-Oriented Approach”,
Tata McGraw Hill Education”, 1996.
4. D M Dhamdhere, “Operating Systems: A Concept-Based Approach”,
Second Edition, Tata McGraw-Hill Education, 2007.