Operating systems 1 [ LINGI1113 ]

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Architecture of computer systems (e.g. SINF1252)

• Architecture and implementation of operating systems
• Memory hierarchy, memory management
• Input/output devices and their interaction with the OS
• Security, fault tolerance
• Programming a computer that does not contain an OS
   

Students completing successfully this course will be able to:

• Compare different implementations of operating systems and highlight the advantages and disadvantages of these implementations
• Understand and explain what are the main problems to be solved by an operating system and present the various solutions with their advantages and disadvantages
• Understand the interactions between hardware and software

Theoretical part

• Oral exam concerning any matter covered during the theoretical and TPs (50% of final grade)

Tutorials

• Individual exercises in C (Penalties if the exercises are not rendered)
• Project to be done by groups of 2 (30% of final grade)
• Modification to MINIX kernel (20% of final grade)

Basic exercises

• Small base programs in C under Linux (individually each week and do random selection of the programs evaluated

Project

• Program implementation to groups of two students
• Project to be submitted in two phases: validation of the architecture mid-February and final report and source Solaris + Linux mid-March: Topic: Kernel programming, to add a new feature in the kernel MINIX for mid-May

Deep understanding (theoretical and practical) of the functioning of operating systems

Case study: Unix Family

• MINIX for the discovery / kernel modification
• Linux / Solaris for the first work
• Solaris / Linux for the group project

Main issues discussed

• Processes and Threads: Concepts, Problems and Solutions
• Communication between processes
• Memory Management
• Input-Output
• Filesystems

• slides online
• A. Tanenbaum, A. Woodhull, Operating Systems Design and Implementation (third edition) - The MINIX book, Prentice Hall, 2006