Introduction to Operating Systems

Course guarantor:

Zdeněk Čulík

Lecturer:

Zdeněk Čulík

Tutor:

Zdeněk Čulík

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. Operating system kernel

6. Drivers of peripheral devices

5. Introduction to distributed systems (RPC - remote procedure call)

Syllabus of tutorials:

Study Objective:

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 2024/2025:

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The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Aplikovaná algebra a analýza (elective course)
• Aplikovaná informatika (compulsory course in the program)
• Matematické inženýrství - Matematická informatika (PS)
• Matematické inženýrství - Matematické modelování (elective course)