Introduction to Operating Systems by Dr. Mark Humphrys
Introduction to Operating Systems by Dr. Mark Humphrys
Introduction to Operating Systems by Dr. Mark Humphrys
This note
describes the following topics: UNIX or Linux, Pipes and redirection, Text
editors, Case sensitivity, Filenames and Special Characters, UNIX file
protections, UNIX directory protections, Shell, Shell utilities, Search engine,
PC operating systems, Server operating systems, Mobile operating systems, OS
structure, Processes, Memory, Files, Windows command line.
This note covers the following topics, Functions of Operating System, Evolution of OS, Operating System Services, ComputerSystem Architecture, Process Control Block, CPU Scheduling, Thread, Interprocess Communication, MessagePassing System, Process Synchronization, Petersons solution, Synchronization Hardware, Semaphores, The ReadersWriters Problem.
In this book, you will learn about all three kinds of interaction. This book describes how all these kinds of support are provided both by operating systems and by additional software layered on top of operating systems, which is known as middleware. Topics covered includes, Threads, Scheduling, Synchronization and Deadlocks, Atomic Transactions, Virtual Memory, Processes and Protection, Files and Other Persistent Storage, Networking, Messaging, RPC, and Web Services, Security.