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The document outlines the curriculum for an Operating Systems course, covering key concepts such as the definition and role of operating systems, types of operating systems, system software, and services provided by an OS. It also discusses file access methods, memory management techniques, process control, and scheduling algorithms. Additionally, it includes comparisons between different operating systems and their architectures.

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The document outlines the curriculum for an Operating Systems course, covering key concepts such as the definition and role of operating systems, types of operating systems, system software, and services provided by an OS. It also discusses file access methods, memory management techniques, process control, and scheduling algorithms. Additionally, it includes comparisons between different operating systems and their architectures.

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Unit : I

 What is an Operating System? Explain its role in a computer system.

 Explain the different types of operating systems with real-time examples:

 What are the differences between Time-sharing and Real-time OS?

 Explain various system software types:

 Operating system
 Device driver
 Firmware
 Translator
 Utility

 Write a short note on Open-source operating systems.

 Compare Linux and Android OS in terms of features and architecture.

UNIT – II

 What are the main services provided by an Operating System?

 Explain:

 Program execution
 I/O operations
 File systems
 Communication
 Resource allocation
 Error detection
 Protection and Security
 What is a command interpreter? How is it different from GUI?

 What are system calls? List and explain different types of system calls.

Explain the structure of an operating system:

 Monolithic
 Layered
 Microkernel
 Client-server
 Virtual machines

UNIT –III

 What are the different file access methods?

 Explain directory structures and types.

 Explain the concept of disk partitioning and mounting.

 What is a virtual file system?

 How are partitions created, deleted, and formatted?

Unit- IV

 What are I/O devices? Explain the role of device and DMA controllers.
 Explain the working of Direct Memory Access (DMA)
 Explain the difference between logical and physical address.
 What is contiguous memory allocation? How does it work?
 Define paging. Explain paging mechanism with a neat diagram.
 What is segmentation? Differentiate between simple segmentation and
virtual memory segmentation.
 Explain internal and external fragmentation.

UNIT – V

 What is a Process Control Block (PCB)?


 What is a process? Explain different process states with a state diagram.
 What is a deadlock? What are the necessary conditions for deadlock?
 Explain the different process scheduling algorithms with Gantt charts:
 FCFS
 SJF
 Shortest Remaining Time
 Priority
 Round Robin
 Multilevel Queue
 What are the different types of schedulers? Explain their roles.
 Explain the concept of process synchronization with examples.

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