Introduction to Operating Systems

Information

Teacher coordinator	Nicolas Malandain
Teacher(s)	Nicolas Malandain, Sébastien Bonnegent
Language	French
Credits	2.5
Teaching	Lectures : 10h30 Exercises : 21h
Web site	https://moodle.insa-rouen.fr/course/view.php?id=158

Aim and objective

Describe how an operating system works

Outcome learning

INSA reference data :
- Configurer un système d'exploitation [3P]
CNISF reference data :
- J10A [3P]
- J10J [1P]
- J30M [1P]
- J30N [1P]
- J50E [1P]
- J50T [1P]
- J60X [3P]

1 - Notion, 2 - Concept, 3 - Application, I - fully, P - incomplete

Course description

History and Introduction to operating systems
Data representation
Microprogram layer: from the micro instruction to the assembly language
File systems
Process scheduling
Inter-process communication
Memory management

Prerequisites

no

Bibliography

Architecture des Ordinateurs - A. Taneinbaum (InterEditions)
Architecture des Systèmes d'Exploitation - M. Griffiths & M. Vayssade (Hermes)
Systèmes d'Exploitation - A. Taneinbaum (Dunod)

Assessment

Examination: 70%
MCT: 30%