CZ2005 : Operating Systems

Learning Outcome

I have learnt how an Operating System works, how a process scheduling as well as process synchronization are carried out, how a virtual memory managment works, file system organization, etc.

Coursework Assingment

• Implemented a virtual memory, including how to get a physical frame for a virtual page from the Inverted Page Table if it exists there, how to put a physical frame/virtual page entry into Translation Lookaside Buffer, and how to implement a Least Recently Used page replacement algorithm.

Refer to the assignment report for more details.

Knowledge Accquired includes:

1. Overview of Operating Systems (OS)

2. Processes and Threads

3. Process Scheduling

4. Process Synchronization

5. Deadlock and Starvation

6. Memory Organization

7. Virtual Memory Management

8. File System Organization and Implementation

9. Input/Output (I/O) Management and Disk Scheduling