CSE381 - Systems 2: OS, Concurrency, Virtualization, and Security
Catalog description:
Introduction to operating systems concepts. The operating system as a resource manager. The principles for the design and implementation of operating systems. Process scheduling and deadlock prevention. Memory management, virtual memory, paging, and segmentation. Interrupt processing. Device management, I/O systems and I/O processing. Concurrency and multithreading. Virtualization and cloud services. Security and protection.
Prerequisites:
CSE 278
Required topics (approximate weeks allocated):
C/C++ (3 weeks)
dynamic memory
iterators
<algorithm>
using custom classes in set, sort, etc.
OS topics (3.5 weeks)
processes
virtual vs physical memory
paging
boot sequence
File Organization including Network File Systems
Basic Permissions and security
Caching
Risc/Cisc
Embedded OS (batch, real time, multitasking)
Threaded Programming (3 weeks)
Cloud Services (1 week)
Introduction to virtualization
AWS, Azure, Openstack…
Device Drivers and Libraries (.5 weeks)
DLLs, share Objects
IPC (.5 weeks)
Shared Memory
Semaphores
Pipes
Architecture (1 week)
Security (1 week)
OS Security
Buffer Overflow
Input Checking
Race Conditions
Viruses/Trojans/RootKits
Firewalls
Exams (.5 weeks)
Learning Outcomes:
Carry out the key steps involved in loading and starting an operating system
Critique the design and tradeoffs in file systems and computer memory hierarchy and their interfaces
Use Multiprocessing and Inter-Process Communication (IPC) concepts and tools including pipes to monitor and control processes
Use Concurrency and Multithreaded programming concepts to create processes with multiple cooperating threads in ways that avoid deadlock and livelock
Use virtualization and cloud services in effective ways
Use various security features provided by an operating system to avoid common security problems such as buffer overflow, stack smaching, trojans, and root kit problems
Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering
