Diploma in Operating Systems

Q: What is an operating system?

An operating system is an application that runs and manages a computing device. It is the application that allows you to run both the software and hardware in your computer, mobile phone, and other devices. This free online computer operating systems course will teach you the fundamentals of an operating system (OS).

Q: What are the best free online operating systems courses?

The best free online operating systems courses available on Alison include: Introduction to Operating Systems - Revised Diploma in Operating Systems - Revised Operating Systems - Understanding Hardware and Software Interrupts Introduction to Operating Systems Processes - Revised Operating Systems - Deadlocks and Threads - Revised

Q: How much does an online operating systems course cost?

Each of the online operating systems courses on Alison are free, as are all of Alison's online courses. Alison's learners do not have to pay anything to take these courses unless they want a digital or physical copy of the course certificate.

Learn how an operating system manages computer hardware and software and provide services for computer programs.

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Having completed this course, you will be able to:

Describe what an Operating System is and its role in a computer system
Explain why hardware has addresses and the types of addresses
List the different CPU types a computer can have
Describe the single contiguous model and the partition mode memory management
Discuss virtual memory and how it works in a computer system
Explain how a process is stored in memory
List the steps in a hardware interrupt
Describe how a software interrupt happens
Describe how a CPU switches between processes
Describe different methods for scheduling processes
Discuss how hardware can help with the critical section problem
Describe how spinlocks, mutexes and semaphores work
Explain the dining philosopher's problem

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