The story so far ...

• What operating systems perform
• Why operating systems are needed
• Types of operating systems (Overview)
• The concept and types of concurrency
• The core of any OS : The Kernel
• Types of kernels - which determine OS model
• Process model
• Threads and Address space
• Uniprogramming, Multiprogramming, Multitasking, Multiprocessing
• Kernel functions

Labs today

Basic introduction to Unix, and identifying processes

A question that occured during the tutorial ?
Is windows 95 a new OS or just an extension to DOS ?

Objective : End of the week Objective :

Get a grip on processes and kernels