Operating Systems

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Operating Systems

Learning Outcomes

write an multithreaded program and program which creates multiple processes
demonstrate how interrupt service routine works
apply synchronization mechanisms
list components of operating system kernel
analyze deterministic and non-deterministic task system behaviour
list and explain CPU scheduling algorithms
employ memory allocation mechanisms
explain demand paging
develop file-system functions

Forms of Teaching

Lectures

Exercises

Independent assignments

Laboratory

Week by Week Schedule

Operating system roles, Interfaces, Computer and operating system components, Design issues
Device organization, I/O structure
Interrupts
Threads and processes, Thread management and context switching, Multiprocessor issues
Mutual-exclusion
Kernel
Kernel, Synchronization and communication
Semaphores and monitors, Midterm exam
Semaphores and monitors
Deterministic and stochastic task systems models
Preemptive and non-preemptive scheduling, CPU scheduling
Segmentation, Paging, Hierarchical organization and virtual memory
Types of disks and data organization, File-system organization, File descriptor
Typical file-system functions, Virtual file system, Memory-mapped files
Types of virtualization, Hypervisors and cost of virtualization, Final exam

Study Programmes

University undergraduate

Computing (study)

(4. semester)

Prerequisites for

Databases

Software Design

Communication Networks

Software Design Project

Literature

(.), L. Budin, M. Golub, D. Jakobović, L. Jelenković. Operacijski sustavi. Izdavač Element. Prvo izdanje 2010, drugo izdanje 2011, treće izdanje 2013. ISBN 978-953-197-610-7.,

(.), Silberschatz, A., P.B. Galvin, G. Gagne, Operating Systems Concepts, John Wiley&Sons, New York, 2012.,