Operating System Notes

1. Introduction to Operating System

• Meaning and importance of operating systems
• Historical development of operating systems
• Types of operating systems
• Job control

2. Process Management

• Meaning and importance
• Inter-process communication
• Process scheduling
• Deadlocks
• Error diagnosis

3. Memory Management

• Meaning and importance
• Memory allocation techniques
• Virtual memory

4. Device Management

• Meaning and importance
• Principles I/O hardware
• Principles I/O software
• Disks
• Clocks
• Terminals
• Virtual device

5. File Management

• Meaning and importance
• File systems
• File management techniques
• File protection and security