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Operating System with Case Study of UNIX

The document provides a comprehensive overview of operating systems, covering various types such as batch systems, time-sharing systems, and real-time systems. It delves into key concepts including memory management, process scheduling, synchronization, deadlocks, device management, and information management, with a focus on UNIX/Linux case studies. Each section outlines fundamental principles, techniques, and challenges associated with operating systems.

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Operating System with Case Study of UNIX

The document provides a comprehensive overview of operating systems, covering various types such as batch systems, time-sharing systems, and real-time systems. It delves into key concepts including memory management, process scheduling, synchronization, deadlocks, device management, and information management, with a focus on UNIX/Linux case studies. Each section outlines fundamental principles, techniques, and challenges associated with operating systems.

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Operating System with Case Study of UNIX/LINUX

Introduction: What is an Operating System, Simple Batch Systems,


Multiprogrammed Batches systems, Time-Sharing Systems,
Personal- computer systems, Parallel systems, Distributed Systems,
Real-Time Systems.
Memory Management: Background, Logical versus Physical
Address space, swapping, Contiguous allocation, Paging,
Segmentation, Segmentation with Paging Virtual Memory: Demand
Paging, Page Replacement, Page- replacement Algorithms,
Performance of Demand Paging, Allocation of Frames, Thrashing,
Other Considerations, Demand Segmentation.
Processes: Process Concept, Process Scheduling, Operation on
Processes, Cooperating Processes, Interprocess Communication
CPU Scheduling: Basic Concepts, Scheduling Criteria, Scheduling
Algorithms, Multiple- Processor Scheduling, Real-Time Scheduling,
Algorithm Evaluation.
Process Synchronization: Background, The Critical-Section
Problem, Synchronization Hardware, Semaphores, Classical
Problems of Synchronization, Critical Regions, Monitors,
Synchronization in Solaris 2, Atomic Transactions.
Deadlocks: System Model, Deadlock Characterization, Methods for
Handling Deadlocks, Deadlock Prevention, Deadlock Avoidance,
Deadlock Detection, Recovery from Deadlock, Combined Approach
to Deadlock Handling.
Device Management: Techniques for Device Management,
Dedicated Devices, Shared Devices, Virtual Devices; Device
Characteristics-Hardware Consideration, Input or Output Devices,
Storage Devices, Channels and Control Units, Independent Device
Operation, Buffering, Multiple Paths, Block Multiplexing, Device
Allocation Consideration, Secondary-Storage Structure: Disk
Structure, Disk Scheduling, Disk Management, Swap-Space
Management, Disk Reliability, Stable-Storage Implementation.
Information Management: Introduction, A Simple File System,
General Model of a File System, Symbolic File System, Basic File
System, Access Control Verification, Logical File System, Physical
File System File-System Interface: File Concept, Access Methods,
Directory Structure, Protection, Consistency Semantics File-System
Implementation: File-System Structure, Allocation Methods, Free-
Space Management, Directory Implementation, Efficiency and
Performance, Recovery.

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