Introduction to operating systems

Lecturer:

Zdeněk Čulík (gar.)

Tutor:

Zdeněk Čulík (gar.)

Supervisor:

Department of Mathematics

Synopsis:

Introduction to structure of operating systems. Processes, thread, memory management. Synchronization of multi=threaded applications. Memory mapped files.

Requirements:

Syllabus of lectures:

1. Introduction to operating systems (kernel structure, security)

2. Processes and threads (creation and termination of processes and threads, thread scheduling and priority).

3. Thread synchronization (critical sections, semaphores)

4. Memory management (virtual memory, memory mapped files)

5. Introduction to distributed systems (RPC - remote procedure call, CORBA and COM architecture)

6. TCP/IP network communication (packet routing, DNS service)

Syllabus of tutorials:

Study Objective:

Knowledge:

Structure of operating system, low level file handle manipulation, process and thread creation.

Skills:

Develop multi-threaded application.

Study materials:

[1] A. S. Tanenbaum: Operating Systems: Design And Implementation, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, 1987

[2] W. Stallings, Operating Systems: Internals and Design Principles, Prentice Hall, 2005

[3] J. M. Richter: Advanced Windows, Microsoft Press, Redmond, 1997

[4] A. Rubini, J. Corbet: Linux Device Drivers, O'Reilly, 2001

[5] D. Bovet, M. Cesati, A. Oram: Understanding the Linux Kernel, O'Reilly, 2001

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2011/2012:

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Time-table for summer semester 2011/2012:

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The course is a part of the following study plans: