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Mca Os Syllabus

The document outlines the modules of an operating systems course. Module 1 covers processes, threads, scheduling, and inter-process communication. Module 2 discusses deadlocks, memory management techniques like paging, segmentation, and virtual memory. Module 3 covers storage and file systems, as well as multiprocessor management. The course also briefly outlines protection, security, real-time systems, and multimedia operating systems. It lists recommended textbooks and reference books for the course.

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Mca Os Syllabus

The document outlines the modules of an operating systems course. Module 1 covers processes, threads, scheduling, and inter-process communication. Module 2 discusses deadlocks, memory management techniques like paging, segmentation, and virtual memory. Module 3 covers storage and file systems, as well as multiprocessor management. The course also briefly outlines protection, security, real-time systems, and multimedia operating systems. It lists recommended textbooks and reference books for the course.

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MCC 302: OPERATING SYSTEMS

Module-1 (16 hours)


Introduction — Evolution of Operating Systems, Types of operating systems, Operating System Structures,
Hardware and software structures needed for an operating system.
Process Management: Processes—States & Life cycle of process, Schedulers, Context Switching, Process
scheduling policies—Preemptive vs. Non-preemptive, CPU scheduling algorithms, Threads—States & Life
cycle of thread, thread scheduling, Types of threads & Examples. Inter-process Communication (IPC)
Mechanisms—Concurrent processes, Process synchronization, Critical Section, Peterson’s Solution, Classic IPC
Problems, Semaphores, Concurrent programming, Monitors.
Module-2 (14hours)
Deadlock—Basic cause of deadlock, Conditions for deadlock, resource allocation graph, Wait for graph,
Strategies for handling deadlocks, Starvation, Havender’s linear ordering principle, deadlock avoidance &
detection, Safe state, Dijikstra’s Banker’s Algorithm.
Memory Management: Main Memory, Static & Dynamic Partition schemes, multiple partitions schemes,
Fragmentation, Compaction, Buddy Systems, Partition selection algorithms, de-allocation strategy, Swapping,
Contiguous Memory Allocation, Paging, Structure of the Page Table, Segmentation, Virtual Memory: Demand
Paging, Copy-on-Write, Page Replacement Policies, Belady’s Anomaly, Thrashing, Working set model.
Module-3 (10hrs)
Storage (File and Device) Management: File-System Interface, File-System Implementation, Mass-Storage
Structure, Disk Scheduling, RAID Structure, I/O Systems.
Outline of : Multiprocessor Management, Protection & Security, Real-Time Operating Systems, and Multimedia
Operating Systems, Case Studies: Windows XP/ Vista, Linux.
Text books:
1. Abraham Silberschatz, Peter Baer Galvin, Greg Gagne, “Operating System Concepts”, Eighth Edition, 2009,
Wiley India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.
Reading Chapters: 1-15 & 19-22 (excluding chapters: 16, 17, 18, and 23).
2. Harvey M. Deitel, Paul J. Deitel, David R. Choffnes, “Operating Systems”, Third Edition, 2004, Pearson
Education Inc., New Delhi.

Reference Books:
1. Andrew S. Tanenbaum, “Modern Operating Systems”, Third Edition, 2008, PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd., / Pearson
Education Inc., New Delhi.
2. Ramez Elmasri, A. G. Carrick, David Levine, “Operating Systems: A Spiral Approach”, First Edition, 2009,
McGraw-Hill Education (India), New Delhi.
3. Ann McIver Hoes and Ida M. Flynn, "Understanding Operating Systems”, Fifth Edition, 2009, CENGAGE
Learning India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.
4. Gary Nutt, “Operating Systems”, 3rd Edition, 2004, Pearson Education Inc., New Delhi.
5. William Stallings, “Operating Systems: Internals and Design Principles”, Sixth Edition, 2009, PHI Learning
Pvt. Ltd., / Pearson Education Inc., New Delhi.

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