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L2 Functions of OS

The document discusses the key functions of an operating system including process management, memory management, file management, I/O management, protection and security, communication, and command interpretation. It describes how the operating system is responsible for activities like creating and deleting processes, allocating and managing memory, creating and managing files, handling input and output to hardware devices, controlling access to resources through user authentication, and allowing processes to communicate. The document also covers some challenges for operating systems regarding reliability, availability, security, performance, and portability.

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L2 Functions of OS

The document discusses the key functions of an operating system including process management, memory management, file management, I/O management, protection and security, communication, and command interpretation. It describes how the operating system is responsible for activities like creating and deleting processes, allocating and managing memory, creating and managing files, handling input and output to hardware devices, controlling access to resources through user authentication, and allowing processes to communicate. The document also covers some challenges for operating systems regarding reliability, availability, security, performance, and portability.

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UNIVERSITY INSTITUTEOF ENGINEERING

Bachelor of Engineering (Computer


Science & Engineering)
Operating System (20CST-313)

Er. Santosh Kumar

DISCOVER . LEARN . EMPOWER


Functions of Operating System

1. Process Management
2. Memory Management
3. File Management
4. I/O Management
5. Protection & Security
6. Communication
7. Command Interpretation or Shell
Process Management
• A process is a program in execution. It is a unit of work within the
system. Program is a passive entity(resides in Secondary Memory),
process is an active entity.
• Process needs resources to accomplish its task
– CPU, memory, I/O, files
– Initialization data
• Process termination requires reclaim of any reusable resources
• Single-threaded process has one program counter specifying location
of next instruction to execute
– Process executes instructions sequentially, one at a time, until
completion
• Multi-threaded process has one program counter per thread
• Typically system has many processes, some user, some operating system
running concurrently on one or more CPUs
Process Management Activities
The operating system is responsible for the following activities in connection
with process management:

• Creating and deleting both user and system processes


• Suspending and resuming processes
• Providing mechanisms for process synchronization
• Providing mechanisms for process communication
• Providing mechanisms for deadlock handling
Memory Management

• To execute a program all (or part) of the instructions must be in memory


• All (or part) of the data that is needed by the program must be in memory.
• Memory management determines what is in memory and when
– Optimizing CPU utilization and computer response to users

• Memory management activities


– Keeping track of which parts of memory are currently being used and by
whom
– Deciding which processes and data to move into and out of memory
– Allocating and de-allocating memory space as needed.
File-System Management

File-System management
– Files usually organized into directories
– Access control on most systems to determine who can access what
– OS activities include
• Creating and deleting files and directories
• Primitives to manipulate files and directories
• Mapping files onto secondary storage
• Backup files onto stable (non-volatile) storage media
I/O Subsystem

• One purpose of OS is to hide peculiarities of hardware devices from the user


• I/O subsystem responsible for
– Memory management of I/O including buffering (storing data
temporarily while it is being transferred), caching (storing parts of data in
faster storage for performance), spooling (the overlapping of output of
one job with input of other jobs)
– Handles General device-driver interface
– Manages Drivers for specific hardware devices
Protection and Security

• Protection – any mechanism for controlling access of processes or users to


resources defined by the OS
• Security – defense of the system against internal and external attacks
– Huge range, including denial-of-service, worms, viruses, identity theft,
theft of service
• Systems generally first distinguish among users, to determine who can do
what
– User identities (user IDs, security IDs) include name and associated
number, one per user
– User ID then associated with all files, processes of that user to determine
access control
– Group identifier (group ID) allows set of users to be defined and
controls managed, then also associated with each process, file
– Privilege escalation allows user to change to effective ID with more
rights
OS challenges
• Reliability
Does the system do what it was designed to do?
• Availability
What portion of the time is the system working?
Mean Time To Failure (MTTF), Mean Time to Repair
• Security
Can the system be compromised by an attacker?
• Privacy
Data is accessible only to authorized users
OS challenges
• Performance
Latency/response time
How long does an operation take to complete?
Throughput
How many operations can be done per unit of time?
Overhead
How much extra work is done by the OS?
Fairness
How equal is the performance received by different users?
Portability
For programs:
Application programming interface (API)
For the kernel
Hardware abstraction layer
Conclusion

This Lecture makes the student to understand various functions and


services offered by the operating system. Learning this will make the
student understand the requirement of operating system for managing
different functions of operating system.
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