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Fundamentals of Operating Systems

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Operating systems play a critical role in managing hardware, software, and system processes. This course offers an in-depth look into the core functions of an operating system, such as process scheduling, memory management, and file system organization. Understand how these components contribute to a computer's performance and usability.

Syllabus

  • Introduction to Operating Systems: Learn about how computers process data, the important hardware in every computer, and the basic functionalities of an operating system.
    • Informational: Introduction: Fundamentals of Operating Systems
    • Lesson: How Computers Work
    • Article: Important Hardware
    • Article: Basics of Operating Systems
    • Article: Introduction to Operating Systems Problem Set
  • Processes and Threads: Learn about how processes and threads work in an operating system.
    • Lesson: Processes and Threads
    • Quiz: Processes and Threads
    • Article: Processes and Threads Problem Set
  • Process Scheduling: Learn how process scheduling is used to manage multiple active processes!
    • Lesson: Process Scheduling
    • Quiz: Process Scheduling
    • Article: Process Scheduling Problem Set
  • Synchronization: Learn about synchronization and how it organizes the use of shared data amongst threads.
    • Lesson: Synchronization
    • Article: Deadlocks
    • Quiz: Synchronization Quiz
    • Article: Synchronization and Deadlock Problem Set
  • Memory Management: Learn about the techniques the operating system uses to manage memory.
    • Lesson: Memory Management
    • Quiz: Memory Management
    • Article: Memory Management Problem Set
  • Filesystems: Learn about how the operating system uses filesystems to store, organize, and retrieve data.
    • Lesson: Filesystems
    • Quiz: Filesystems
    • Article: Filesystems Problem Set
  • IO Systems: Learn about how the operating system manages IO devices.
    • Article: Introduction to IO Systems
    • Lesson: IO Hardware
    • Lesson: IO Software
    • Quiz: IO Systems Quiz
    • Article: IO Systems Problem Set

Taught by

Kenny Lin

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