Welcome to OPERATING SYSTEMS (CS C372 & IS C362)

LECTURE 1: INTRODUCTION

Instructors

Introduction

Dr. Biju K Raveendran

Assistant Professor A 413 Department of Computer Science & Information Systems biju@bits-goa.ac.in Consultation Time: Anytime between 10 A.M to 7 P.M

Mrs. Shubhangi K Gawali

Lecturer A 418 CS/IS Group shubhangi@bits-goa.ac.in

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Policies to Follow

Class room for Lectures & Tutorials

Class Room LT4 No entry after 10:05 A.M (No excuses Please) No entry after 8:05 A.M (For tutorials) No mark for attendance (Attend if and only if you are really interested!!) Not allowed to leave in between the class All tutorials are converted to lecture sessions

Lectures & Tutorials

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Tests

Course Administration

Test 1

Day,Date & Time: Thursday, 16 09 2012 Weightage: 15% Mode: Closed Book Day,Date & Time: Thursday, 29 10 2012 Weightage: 15% Mode: Closed Book Medical certificate from the doctor (Dr. Ragvendra) Photocopy of the medical reports & Bills

Test 2

Make-up Policy

No makeup for relatives marriage

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No Surprise Quizzes

No Marks for attending classes Attend the Lectures and Tutorials only if

You are motivated enough You can enter the class before 10:05 / 8:05 and You can dress decently

Assignment(s) / Online(s)

Programming in Nature with 35% weightage All deadlines are hard deadlines

Late submission is same as NO submission No submission is OK & is advisable over MALPRACTICE MALPRACTICE regulations strictly apply [See Handout]
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Comprehensive Examination

Day, Date & Time: 10 12 2012 (AN) Weightage: 35% Mode: Closed Book

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Material:

http://10.1.1.242/moodle/

Text Book:

Abraham Silberschatz, Peter Baer Galvin & Greg Gagne Operating System Concepts, 8th edition, John Wesley & Sons, 2008.

Reference Book:

William Stallings, Operating Systems Internals and Design Principles, 6th edition, Pearson Edition, 2009. Maurice J. Bach, The Design of the Unix Operating System, PHI, 1993.

Note: Make it a habit to visit photon. The course page will be updated on a daily basis
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Introduction

What is an Operating system?

Single most complex and essential software you run on your machine Interface between the user and the computer hardware Helps user programmer by making the system easier (convenient) to use Helps the programs run by providing resources and protecting them Helps the system by keeping things running smoothly Helps the user programmer to do his job efficiently (use computer hardware efficiently)
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What does it do? How does it help?

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Abstract View of System Components

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Goals of an operating system

Manage/coordinate hardware resources so that the system operates smoothly, efficiently, reliably and securely Present abstract system model to programmer that promotes simple and convenient access and control of resources Maximize resource utilization Operating system must contain functions needed by many programs

I/O device control, memory allocation etc. Selection of function must be in such a way that maximum number of programs must get the benefit at the same time operating system must not become bulky

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What if no operating system?

All we have is a bare hardware We need a mechanism to

Load the program into memory Run the program in processor Store the result in persistent storage and Unload the program to release memory [for the next program to use]

For doing all these functions we need at least a minimal OS It must be the resident code that run by default Allow us to load program and run by allotting necessary resources After completion of the user program control must come back to the operating system
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