Comprehensive course covering operating system concepts, process management, memory management, and system architecture. Students will learn the fundamental principles that govern how operating systems manage computer resources and provide services to applications.
CPU scheduling and process synchronization
Virtual memory and paging systems
File allocation and directory structures
Device drivers and I/O scheduling
Overview of OS functions, types, and evolution
Understanding system calls, OS structures, and user-kernel interaction
Process creation, states, and process control blocks
CPU scheduling algorithms and process synchronization
IPC mechanisms, pipes, message queues, and shared memory
Thread concepts, multithreading models, and thread libraries
Critical sections, semaphores, and synchronization problems
Deadlock prevention, avoidance, detection, and recovery
Memory allocation strategies and virtual memory concepts
Paging, segmentation, and page replacement algorithms
File operations, directory structures, and file system mounting
File allocation methods and directory implementation
I/O hardware, application I/O interface, and kernel I/O subsystem
Disk structure, disk scheduling, and RAID systems
Access control, authentication, and security vulnerabilities
OS simulation project presentation and comprehensive review
This course is currently being developed. Weekly content, assignments, and interactive materials will be added progressively. Stay tuned for updates!