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Process management: creation, scheduling algorithms (FCFS, round robin, SJF, priority, multilevel queues), context switching and interrupt handling

CYB406 · Operating Systems — Week 7 of 16

CourseCYB406
Week7 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Process management: creation, scheduling algorithms (FCFS, round robin, SJF, priority, multilevel queues), context switching and interrupt handling

  1. The range of responsibilities an operating system has for managing the execution of processes

What you will be able to do

  • 3.4 Analyse the range of responsibilities an operating system has for managing the execution of processes.

Activity

Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: analyse the range of responsibilities an operating system has for managing the execution of processes.

Study materials

Further resources

  • YASS: a system simulator for operating system and computer architecture teaching · Open-access article · Mustafa (2013), European Journal of Science and Mathematics Education. A simulator used to teach OS functions such as processes and scheduling. · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Why we need operating systems: from mainframes to today's d…
  • Week 2: What an operating system does: managing the CPU, memory, fi…
  • Week 3: OS architectures: monolithic, layered, microkernel and hybr…
  • Week 4: Memory management: logical vs. physical address spaces, all…
  • Week 5: Device drivers and file systems: files, folders and permiss…
  • Week 6: Processes and threads; process states and attributes; the p…
  • Week 7: Process management: creation, scheduling algorithms (FCFS, …
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Concurrency: independent vs. cooperating processes, shared …
  • Week 10: Pitfalls of concurrency: deadlock and race conditions, dete…
  • Week 11: Kernel programming lab: loadable kernel modules, system cal…
  • Week 12: Applying Operating Systems in practice: case studies
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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