Operating Systems

(3-5 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

Introduction to Oss, OS Structure, Hardware features and Oss. Processes: Independent and Co-operative processes, Synchonisation Mechanisms, Deadlocks and Starvation. Memory Management: Binding and Relocation, Memory Organisations (fixed and variable partitions), Paging Technique, Segmentation Technique, Virtual Memory. File Management: File System structures, Files, Directories, File System Implementation. Introduction to Security and Protection: Basic Issues, Security Problem, Authentication, Encryption, Protection Problem, Trusted Systems. Case Studies: Unix, WinNT.