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Course Introduction	Course Syllabus

Course Introduction

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Course Introduction

Course Syllabus

Unit 1: Introduction to Operating Systems

1.1: History of Operating Systems

1.2: Operating System Structure

1.2.1: Abstract Computer Component Overview

1.2.2: Functional Overview

1.3: Different Operating Systems Overview

1.3.1: 32-Bit vs. 64-Bit OS

1.3.2: UNIX-based

1.3.2.1: Linux (Ubuntu, Fedora, etc.)

1.3.2.2: Solaris

1.3.3: Windows

1.3.4: Mobile

1.3.5: Real-Time

Unit 2: Processes and Threads

2.1: Concurrency

2.2: Processes

2.3: Threads

2.4: Context Switch

Unit 3: Synchronization

3.1: Synchronization: Relevance and Problems

3.2: Race Conditions

3.3: Semaphores

Unit 4: CPU Scheduling

4.1: Scheduling General Objective

4.2: Goals

4.3: Types

4.4: Algorithms

Unit 4 Exercises and Assessment

Unit 5: Deadlock

5.1: Definition

5.2: Deadlock Prevention and Avoidance

5.3: Deadlock Detection and Recovery

Unit 6: Memory Management

6.1: Overview of Memory Management

6.1.1: Memory Hierarchy

6.1.2: OS Interaction with Memory Levels

6.1.3: Virtual Memory

6.2: Allocating Memory

6.3: Memory Access

Unit 7: File System

7.1: Introduction to File Systems

7.2: File Allocation Methods

7.3: Disk Management Algorithms

Unit 7 Activities

Unit 8: Security

8.1: Introduction to Security

8.2: Malicious Software Overview

8.3: Security Techniques

Unit 9: Networking

9.1: Introduction

9.2: Protocol Architecture

9.3: The Reference Models

9.4: Network Intrusion Detection

Study Guide

Course Feedback Survey

Certificate Final Exam

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