09627 - Operating Systems

Main Goals

To identify the main responsibilities of an Operating System (OS).
To explain the fundamental principles, strategies and algorithms associated to the main responsibilities of an OS.
To describe the main factors associated with OS performance.
To develop scripts (in Powershell and Bash) to monitor OS events.

Week - Day	Topics and Materials	Notes and Exercises
1 - 1	Intro to Operating Systems – Handout	Book 1.1 to 1.6
1 - 2	Powershell M1 – Handout	Help cmdlet
2 - 1	Operating Systems Structures – Handout	Book 2.1 - 2.3 & 2.8
2 - 2	Powershell M2 – Handout	cmdlets
3 - 1	Processes – Handout	Book 3.1 to 3.4, 3.7, and 3.8
3 - 2	Powershell M3 – Handout	cmdlets
4 - 1	Threads and Concurrence – Handout	Book 4.1 to 4.5
4 - 2	Powershell M4 – Handout	cmdlets
5 - 1	CPU Scheduling – Handout	Book 5.1 to 5.3, 5.5, 5.7, and 5.8
5 - 2	Powershell M5 – Handout	cmdlets
6 - 1	Synchronization Tools and Examples – Handout
6 - 2	Powershell M6 – Handout	cmdlets
7 - 1	DeadLocks – Handout
7 - 2	Linux Commands M1 – Handout	Exercise scripts
8 - 1	Main Memory – Handout
8 - 2	Bash M2 – Handout	Exercise scripts
9 - 1	Virtual Memory – Handout
9 - 2	Bash M3 – Handout	Exercise scripts
10 - 1	Mass-Storage Structure – Handout
10 - 2	AWK M4 – Handout	Exercise scripts
11 - 1	I/O Systems – Handout
11 - 2	AWK vs Powershell M5 – Handout	Exercise scripts
12 - 1	File System Interface and Implementation – Handout
12 - 2	Bash - AWK M6 – Handout	Exercise scripts
13 - 1	Virtual Machines – Handout

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