Real Time Operating Systems

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Department of Cybernetics

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Hardware support for operating systems, system and user modes, memory protection, operating systems (OS) classification and types, special requirements of real-time applications. OS structure, system processes and application programs, kernel and its services, system calls. Concurrent processes and threads, inter-process communication, process synchronization. Client-server architectures. Process scheduling, scheduling in single- and multiprocessor systems. Processor management, process creation and termination, parent-child synchronization. File management, file system functions, disk allocation strategies, device drivers. Inter-process communication (IPC), IPC based on shared memory and pipes. Resource allocation, time errors, errors detection, critical section, deadlocks. Synchronization tools: semaphores, monitors, looks, deadlock detection and prevention. OS kernel components for internetworking, TCP/IP.

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