Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology B.Sc. Computer Science SBS1206 OPERATING SYSTEM Syllabus

[Arvind Kumar]

Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology B.Sc. Computer Science SBS1206 OPERATING SYSTEM Syllabus

SATHYABAMA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL OF COMPUTING

PART B : 2 Questions from each unit of internal choice, each carrying 16 marks 80 Marks

SBS1206 OPERATING SYSTEM
L T P Credits Total Marks
4 0 0 4 100

UNIT 1 12 Hrs.
Introduction: Operating system Views and Goals - Types of System- OS Structure - Components - Services - System
Structure - Layered Approach - Process Management: Process - Process Scheduling - Cooperating Process - Threads - Interprocess
Communication.

UNIT 2 12 Hrs.
CPU Scheduling: CPU Schedulers - Scheduling Criteria - Scheduling Algorithms. Process Synchronization: Critical-
Section Problem - Synchronization Hardware - Semaphores Classical Problems of Synchronization - Critical Region - Monitors.

UNIT 3 12 Hrs.
Deadlocks: Characterization- Methods for Handling Deadlocks - Deadlock Prevention - Avoidance - Detection -
Recovery.

UNIT 4 12 Hrs.
Memory Management: Address Binding - Dynamic Loading and Linking - Overlays - Logical and Physical Address
Space - Contiguous Allocation- Non-Contiguous Allocation.

UNIT 5 12 Hrs.
File System: File Concepts - Access Methods - Directory Structures - Protection Consistency Semantics - File System
Structures - Allocation Methods - Free Space Management.
Max.60 Hours

TEXT/ REFERENCE BOOKS
1. A. Silberschatz P.B.Galvin, Gange., Operating System Concepts, 6th Edition., Addison-Wesley Publishing Co.,
2002.
2. H.M. Deitel, An Introduction to Operating System, Second Edition, Addison Wesley, 1990.
3. A.S. Godbole, Operating System-Tata McGraw Hill-1999.
4. William Stallings, Operating Systems, Fourth Edition, PHI.
5. Andrew S Tanenbaum, Operating Systems: Design and Implementation, Third Edition, PHI

END SEMESTER EXAM QUESTION PAPER PATTERN
Max. Marks : 100 Exam Duration : 3 Hrs.
PART A : 10 Questions of 2 marks each uniformly distributed No choice 20 Marks
PART B : 2 Questions from each unit of internal choice, each carrying 16 marks 80 Marks