Unit Objectives

1. to understand the fundamentals of computer systems insofar as they are necessary to support applications programming, and the role of operating systems in providing that support.
2. to understand operating systems as resource managers for
   1. CPU context switching, process scheduling and job scheduling
   2. memory management and virtual memory systems
   3. I/O device drivers and management
   4. file subsystems
   5. abstract resource allocation strategies
3. to understand asynchronous and synchronous communication mechanisms and their use in operating systems
4. to understand interprocess communication and its use in distributed computer systems
5. to appreciate the balance between theory and practice in operating system implementation
6. to develop skills in programming OS components, such as
   1. job and process schedulers
   2. page replacement algorithms
   3. file management subsystems
7. to appreciate that operating system design is an exercise in resource management
8. to appreciate the applicability of OS techniques and mechanisms to the wider context of computing
9. to appreciate the contextual drivers of OS design and practice across a range of organizational contexts, both in terms of
   1. conventions and protocols; and
   2. interoperability and portability
10. to understand the interaction and mutual dependencies between an operating system and the underlying hardware

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