The course provides the students with an understanding of human computer interface

existing in computer system and the basic concepts of operating system and its working.

The students will also get hand-on experience and good working knowledge to work in

DOS and Windows environments. The aim is to gain proficiency in using various

operating systems after undergoing this course.

Compiler, Assembler, Loader, Operating system, Linking, Loading and Executing a

Program.

Definition of Operating Systems, Functions of Operating System, Types of

Operating Systems – Batch Processing, Time Sharing, Multiprogramming,

Multiprocessing and Real Time Systems, Distributed Systems, Importance of

Operating System, Mac, Mobile OS – Android, Basic commands of DISK

OPERATING SYSTEM (DOS) and Linux, working with windows.

Introduction of Process, Job Scheduler, Scheduling Criteria, Process Scheduler,

Scheduling algorithms, Process synchronization, Critical section.

Introduction and necessary conditions of dead lock, Dead lock avoidance, Dead lock

detection, Dead lock Recovery.

Introduction, Logical and Physical address space, Virtual memory, Swapping, Single

contiguous memory management, Fixed partition, Contiguous allocation, Paging,

Segmentation, Demand paging, Page replacement algorithms, Thrashing

Dedicated Devices, Shared Devices, Virtual Devices, Storage Devices, Buffering,

Spooling.

File concept, Access Methods, Directory Structure, Protection, File system

structure, allocation methods, Directory implementation.

1. Demonstration of all the controls provided on Control Panel, and exercises using

Windows.

2. Practical exercises involving various internal and external DOS commands

3. Practical exercises involving various UNIX/LINUX commands

1. Operating Systems by John J. Donovan; Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi.

2. Operating System Concept by Ekta Walia, Khanna Publishers, New Delhi.

3. System Programming by Dhamdhare.

4. Unix Operating System by Vijay Mukhi.

5. MS DOS by Peter Norton, BPB Publications.

6. Microsoft Windows Manual.

7. First Course in Computers by Sanjay Saxena; Vikas Publishing House Pvt. Ltd.,

Jungpura, New Delhi.

8. Operating System by Galvin,silberchatz , Wiley Publication.