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POS355 Introduction to Operating Systems

Week 1 Discussion

Non-Traditional Use of Operating Systems

Find an article that discusses at least one non-traditional use of Operating Systems.

Share your article with the class.

Discuss the purpose or problem that this Operating System (OS) satisfies.

Respond to a minimum of two of your peers.

Supporting Activity: Main Memory

Should DMA access to main memory be given higher priority than processor access to main memory? What is the purpose and technique of DMA logic?

Supporting Activity: Interrupts and Traps

What are the differences between an interrupt and a trap? Provide an example of each. What is their importance?

 

POS355 Introduction to Operating Systems

Week 2 Discussion

Process Management

Research tools that can be used to manage processes in Windows®, Linux®, and Mac® OSX.

Share your findings with the class.

Discuss the differences in these tools for all three Operating Systems, along with how the processes are managed differently in the respective Operating Systems.

Respond to a minimum of two of your peers.

Supporting Activity: Concurrency

How would you rank the principles of concurrency? Explain the design issues for which the concept of concurrency is relevant.

Supporting Activity: Device Management

Consider the past couple days you have worked on the computer. What disk scheduling policies and algorithms were used? Explain.

 

 

 

POS355 Introduction to Operating Systems

Week 3 Discussion

Monitoring Processor Performance

Research tools that can be used to monitor the processor performance for Windows®, Linux®, and Mac® OSX.

Share your findings with the class.

Discuss the differences in these tools for all three Operating Systems along with how these tools can help you manage the health of each operating system.

Respond to a minimum of two of your peers.

Supporting Activity: OS Server

Search the Internet for operating system, focusing on Windows Server and Windows desktop OS. Based on your web search,what are the differences and similarities between Windows Server OS and the desktop OS version?

Supporting Activity: Embedded OS

What are some of the key characteristics of an embedded OS? Discuss why they are important. Describe some examples of markets where embedded systems are used.

 

POS355 Introduction to Operating Systems

Week 4 Discussion

Distributed Computing

Research examples related to current models in distributed computing. Uncover how they work and are applied in a business setting.

Share your findings with the class.

Discuss the benefits of the client-server architecture to a business.

Include the functionality that a businesses might be giving up if distributed computing was not an option.

Respond to a minimum of two of your peers.

Supporting Activity: Virtualization

What experiences have you had with virtualization in the past? What are the benefits of using virtualization? How is it achieved? What effects would implementing virtualization have on an organization?

Supporting Activity: Fault Tolerance

What are the multiple aspects of a system that fault tolerance should address? What are some of the methods used to achieve fault tolerance? How would you make a choice between them?

POS355 Introduction to Operating Systems

Week 5 Discussion

Mobile Operating Systems

Research a mobile operating system processor, memory, and file management.

Share your findings with the class.

Discuss how this mobile operating system compares to Windows®, UNIX®, Linux®, or Mac® Operating Systems.

Respond to a minimum of two of your peers.

Supportiing Activity: Computer Security

Describe the types of malware and the potential impact they can have on a system. Explain the countermeasures to various types of malware.

Supporting Activity: Mobile OSs

What are mobile OSs you have personally used? Describe the advantages and disadvantages of their effects. Share a resource you have found regarding mobile OSs.