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Operating Systems [OS]
L.079.05703, Winter 2014/2015
Contents
In this class, we discuss general aspects of operating systems as well as specific characteristics of real-time operating systems and operating systems for embedded systems.
Topics of interest include:
- Parallelism
- Scheduling
- Real-Time OS
- Memory Management
- File Systems
- Security
- Embedded OS
Learning Outcome
The learning objective is to understand the fundamental concepts of operating systems. Students understand these concepts and are able to apply this knowledge.
General Information / Methods
This master course will be held in English and all the course material is available in English. Oral exams can be organized in English as well as in German.
- 4 ECTS (Lecture: 2 SWS, Exercises: 1 SWS)
Instructors
- Lecture: Falko Dressler
- Exercises: Florian Klingler, Florian Hagenauer, Bastian Bloessl, and Christoph Sommer
Schedule
- Lecture
Thursday, 8:30am - 10:00am, F1.110
- Exercises
Thursday, 2:15pm - 3:00pm, F1.520 (PC pool 1. floor)
Thursday, 3:15pm - 4:00pm, F1.520 (PC pool 1. floor)
Thursday, 4:15pm - 5:00pm, F1.520 (PC pool 1. floor)
Exams
Oral examination (by appointment)
Evaluation
Many thanks for the critical and helpful evaluation!
Literature
- Andrew S. Tanenbaum, Modern Operating Systems, ed. 3, Upper Saddle River, NJ, Prentice Hall, 2009. [BibTeX, Details...]
- William Stallings, Operating Systems: Internals and Design Principles, ed. 8, Upper Saddle River, NJ, Prentice Hall, 2014. [BibTeX, Details...]
Abraham Silberschatz, Peter B. Galvin and Greg Gagne, Operating Systems Concepts, ed. 9, John Wiley & Sons (Wiley), 2013. [BibTeX, Details...]
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