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ARASU ENGINEERING

COLLEGE
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

CS3451 – INTRODUCTION TO
OPERATING SYSTEMS
II YEAR / IV SEMESTER
Anna University Syllabus, 2021
Regulation
Prepared by
Mrs. V. Revathy
Assistant
Professor/ CSE
UNIT-I
OPERATING SYSTEMS OVERVIEW

Computer System - Elements and organization;


Operating System Overview - Objectives and
Functions - Evolution of Operating System;
Operating System Structures – Operating System
Services - User Operating System Interface - System
Calls – System Programs - Design and
Implementation - Structuring methods.

Abraham Silberschatz, Peter Baer Galvin and Greg Gagne, “Operating System
Concepts”, 10 th Edition, John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2012.
What is an Operating System?
A program that acts as an
intermediary between a user of
computer a
and the
computer hardware
Operating system goals:
Execute user programs and make solving
user problems easier
Make the computer system convenient to use
Use the computer hardware in an efficient manner

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Computer System Overview
 Computer system can be divided into four components:
 Hardware – provides basic computing resources
 CPU, memory, I/O devices
 Operating system
 Controls and coordinates use of hardware among various applications
and users
 Application programs – define the ways in which the system
resources are used to solve the computing problems of the users
 Word processors, compilers, web browsers, database systems, video
games
 Users
 People, machines, other computers

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Four Components of a Computer
System

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What Operating Systems Do?
 Depends on the point of view
 Users want convenience, ease of use and good performance
 Don’t care about resource utilization
 But shared computer such as mainframe or minicomputer must keep
all users happy
 Users of dedicate systems such as workstations have dedicated
resources but frequently use shared resources from servers
 Handheld computers are resource poor,optimized for usability and
battery life
 Some computers have little or no user interface, such as
embedded computers in devices and automobiles

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Operating System Definition
 OS is a resource allocator
 Manages all resources
 Decides between conflicting requests for efficient and fair resource use
 OS is a control program
 Controls execution of programs to prevent errors and improper use of the
computer
 No universally accepted definition
 “Everything a vendor ships when you order an operating system” is a good
approximation
 But varies wildly
 “The one program running at all times on the computer” -the kernel.
 Everything else is either
 a system program (ships with the operating system) , or
 an application program.
Computer Startup

bootstrap program is loaded at power-up


or reboot
Typically stored in ROM EPROM, generally
or known as firmware
Initializes all aspects of system
Loads operating system kernel and
starts execution

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Thank You
CS3451-IOS/ V. REVATHY / AP/ CSE - AEC

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