• Device Management and Input/Output
• An overview of common devices
• I/O Layers
• Where does the I/O part fit in the overall structure
  • As independent processes
  • Monolithic processes
• The Unix I/O Interface to the User
• Implementation of Interface Procedures
• Synchronous vs. Asynchronous I/O
• Device Allocation
• Device Handler
• Device Manipulation
• Polled Input/Output
• Interrupt Handling for devices
• I/O Buffering
• Spooling
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