Operating Systems

These labs are for our fall 2019 operating systems course that teach the students:

1. Specific aspects of an OS

2. How to use systems calls in C to interact with the Windows OS (or the kernel) directly.

3. How to use Linux in a virtual environment

Perquisites:

Students should have a foundation in the essential programming procedures using a C-like language (C#, Java, C++, etc.).

Note

These labs are designed for learners using a Windows environments.

OS Labs

• C System Calls: Overview
• 1. Computer Boot Sequence
• 2. Simple IO in C
• 3. C Fundamentals
• 4. Reading a File using System Calls
• 5. Writing to a File using System Calls
• 6: Creating a Process in C
• 7: Terminating a Process in C
• 8: Deleting a File using System Calls

Support Docs

• Reference Guides
  • System Calls Resources
    • Library References
    • FileIO
  • Miscellaneous Code
    • Creating files with Test Code