Learning Outcomes

Having completed this course, you should be able to:

• Discuss what an operating system is and the organization of a computer system
• Identify the four components of a computer system
• Discuss the user view and system view of the computer system
• Discuss the three categories of storage structure in an operating system
• Analyze the importance of computer system architecture
• Explain process management activities in an operating system
• Explain the concept of operating system services
• Analyze the components of operating system services
• Explain how system calls work in an operating system
• Identify the various ways of structuring an operating system
• Discuss the different types of operating system structures
• Explain the concept of operating system design