Operating System concepts - Types of OS and OS structure - Processes – Process model - Interprocess communication - IPC problems - Synchronization - Semaphores - Critical regions
Process scheduling – Deadlock - Deadlock avoidance, prevention, detection and recovery - Banker's algorithms
Memory Management – Swapping - Virtual memory - Page replacement algorithms - Design and Implementation issues - Segmentation I
nput/output – Principles of I/O Hardware and Software, Disks, Clocks - File System – Files, directories, FS implementation – Security - Basics of cryptography, User authentication, Attacks and protection mechanisms
Introduction - Multimedia Operating systems and Multiple Processor Systems
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2. A.SILBERCHATZ, P.B.GALVIN, "Operating System Concepts", Addison Wesley, VI Edition, 2005
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