1. Introduction to Operating Systems

Contents:

• 1.1. Basic Operating System Concepts
  • 1.1.1. What is an Operating System?
  • 1.1.2. Operating System Benefits
• 1.2. History of Operating Systems
  • 1.2.1. Batch Processing
  • 1.2.2. Timesharing
  • 1.2.3. Fun Pictures
• 1.3. Current Operating Systems Research Topics
• 1.4. Computer Architecture
  • 1.4.1. The von Neumann Architecture
  • 1.4.2. The CPU Control Unit
  • 1.4.3. The Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU)
  • 1.4.4. The von Neumann Loop
• 1.5. Basics of How Operating Systems Work
  • 1.5.1. Role of Interrupts
  • 1.5.2. CPU Execution Mode
  • 1.5.3. CPU Response to Interrupts
• 1.6. Parts of an Operating System
• 1.7. Operating-System Design and Implementation
  • 1.7.1. Design Goals
  • 1.7.2. Implementation
• 1.8. Operating-System Structure
  • 1.8.1. Simple Structure
  • 1.8.2. Monolithic Approach
  • 1.8.3. Layered Approach
  • 1.8.4. Microkernels
• 1.9. System Boot
• 1.10. The Operating System Environment
  • 1.10.1. Some OS Tasks
  • 1.10.2. OS Efficiency Functions
• 1.11. System Calls
  • 1.11.1. System Call Parameters
  • 1.11.2. Types of System Calls