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DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER STUDIES


COURSE OUTLINE

Subject: OPERATING SYSTEM


OBJECTIVES
By the end of this course the trainee should be able to:
a) Understand the principles of operating systems
b) Appreciate the functions of operating systems
c) Use operating systems in a computer environment

1. INTRODUCTION TO OPERATING SYSTEM


 Meaning and importance of operating systems
 Definition of the operating systems Terminology’s
 Processes
 Files
 System calls
 Shell
 Virtual Machines
 Historical development of operating systems
 1st Generation Operating Systems
 2nd Generation Operating Systems
 3rd Generation Operating Systems
 4th Generation Operating Systems
 5th generation Operating Systems
 Operating systems structure
 Monolithic system
 Layered system
 Client-server model
 Virtual Machines
 Types of operating systems
 Traditional Operating system
 Multiprocessor Operating System
 Distributed Operating System
 Job control
 Command languages
 Job control languages
 System messages
2. PROCESS MANAGEMENT
 Meaning and importance
 Process models
 Process levels
 Process states/models
 Inter-process communication
 Race conditions
 Critical sections
 Mutual exclusion with busy waiting
 Sleep and wake up
 Semaphores
 Monitors
 Message passing
 Process scheduling
 Process scheduling
 Scheduling algorithms
 SJF
 FCFS
 Round robin
 Priority scheduling
 Pre-emptive scheduling
 Multiple queues
 Evaluation of round robin in multiprogramming
 Synchronizing performance considerations
 Deadlocks
 Deadlock detection and recovery
 Deadlock avoidance
 Deadlock prevention

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