Course detail

Network Operating Systems

FEKT-BPA-SOSAcad. year: 2024/2025

The theoretical part of the course deals with the principles of operating systems. The practicals apply the theoretical knowledge in an operating system with the Linux core. The project deals with the knowledge application in system modification of an operating system.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

6

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Offered to foreign students

The home faculty only

Entry knowledge

Programming basics

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

50 points theory, 36 points practicals, 14 points project.
The content and forms of instruction in the evaluated course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every academic year.

Aims

The aim of the course is to provide core knowledge about the structure and principles of network operating systems.
Student should be able to
- describe operating system architecture
- define kernel and system call
- explain process scheduling
- explain process synchronization
- define process deadlock
- describe memory management and virtual memory
- describe data storage and organization
- describe principle of network services
- secure network operating system

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Silberschatz, A., Galvin, P., Gagne, G. Silberschatz's Operating Systems Concepts. John Wiley, 2019. 10th edition, ISBN: 978-1-119-45586-8. (EN)
Tanenbaum, A., Bos, H. Modern Operating Systems. PEARSON, 2015. 4th edition, ISBN: 9780133591620. (EN)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BPA-ELE Bachelor's

    specialization BPA-PSA , 3 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
    specialization BPA-ECT , 3 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

1. Introduction - input-output, machine code, assembler
2. Architecture - types, kernel, system calls
3. Architecture - kernel compilation, virtualization
4. Processes - heap, stack, threads
5. Processes - operational states, scheduling
6. Processes - interprocess communication, synchronization
7. Processes - race condition, deadlock
8. Memory - static memory, virtual memory
9. Memory - paging, segmentation
10. File systems - data storage, metadata, journaling systems
11. File systems - virtual files, organization of files
12. Network subsystem - network interface, servers
13. Network subsystem - services, security

Exercise in computer lab

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

Extended system modification of Linux OS