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4. Operating Systems

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By: Alexey Filatov
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Decks in this class (14)

Lecture 1 - Basics
What is an operating system,
How did direct input operating sy...,
What was the problem with direct ...
15  cards
Lecture 2 - Linux through the shell
Windows and linux both use what k...,
Is the user interface in linux pa...,
What is a shell
7  cards
Lecture 3 - Function and Structure
How do programs request services ...,
How do hardware devices usually r...,
What is the fetch execute cycle
31  cards
Lecture 4 - Processes
Why are processes useful,
What is a process,
What is a sequential process
24  cards
Lecture 5 - Threads
What is a thread,
How are threads created,
What two concepts does process ab...
12  cards
Lecture 6 - Scheduling
Why do processes require scheduling,
What is the job queue,
What is the ready queue
24  cards
Lecture 7 - Concurrency and Synchronisation 1
What is concurrency,
What is the difference between re...,
What is the benefit of concurrency
20  cards
Lecture 8 - Concurrency and Synchronisation 2
What is a bounded buffer often a ...,
What is a monitor,
What is a condition variable what...
4  cards
Lecture 9 - Deadlock
What is deadlock,
How does deadlock usually occur,
What is the difference between pr...
17  cards
Lecture 10 - Memory management
Why is memory management needed,
What is the memory hierarchy,
What is the difference between lo...
38  cards
Lecture 11 - Devices
What is the difference between me...,
How is i o polling done,
How does interrupt based i o work
17  cards
Lecture 12 - Filesystems
What is a filesystem,
What is metadata,
What is structural metadata
17  cards
Lecture 13 - File Layout
What is contiguous allocation,
What are the pros and cons of con...,
What is linked allocation
18  cards
Lecture 14 - Security
What 5 broad objectives does secu...,
What is a protection domain,
How does a protection access matr...
9  cards

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