CA 122 : Introduction to Operating System

1. Introduction of Operating System
1.1 Introduction of OS.
1.2 Components of Operating System.
1.3 Operating System Operations.
1.4 Protection and Security.
1.5 Computing Environment.

2. Overview of Operating System
2.1 Abstract View of OS:
2.1.1 User view
2.1.2 System View
2.1.3 Operating System Services
2.2 System Calls: Concept, Types of System Calls.
2.3 Computer System Architecture:
2.3.1 Single-Processor Systems,
2.3.2 Multiprocessor Systems.
2.4 Types of Operating Systems:
2.4.1 Batch Operating System,
2.4.2 Multi-Programmed Operating System
2.4.3 Time-Shared Operating System
2.4.4 Real Time Operating System
2.4.5 Distributed Operating Systems.
2.5 Process Management:
2.5.1 Process Concept
2.5.2 Operation on Processes.

3. Basics of Linux
3.1 Introduction to Linux.
3.2 Architecture of Linux.
3.3 Login, Logout, Shell, Kernel, GPU Commands (cal, date, who etc).
3.4 Directory management (mkdir, cd, rmdir).
3.5 File handling using Linux commands.
3.6 Commands –ls, cat,cp,mv,rm
3.7 Types of files.
3.8 Chmod command.
3.9 Basic filter- head, tail,sort,grep.
3.10 Creating files using VI editor,
3.11 Handling command mode, insert mode and ex mode.

4. Shell Programming
4.1 Shell environment, commands, Concept of Shell scripting.
4.2 Conditional statements-if, if else, case.
4.3 Looping-for, while, until, Continue and break statement.
4.4 Read, echo statement.
4.5 Writing and executing shell script.