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Chapter 1: Introduction
Operating System Concepts – 10h Edition Silberschatz, Galvin and Gagne ©2018
Course Syllabus
 • Introduction.
 • Operating-System Structures.
 Processes.
 • Threads.
 • CPU Scheduling.
 • Process Synchronization.
 • Deadlocks.
 • Main Memory Management.
Operating System Concepts – 10th Edition 1.2 Silberschatz, Galvin and Gagne ©2018
Objectives
 Describe the general organization of a computer system and the role

of interrupts
 Describe the components in a modern, multiprocessor computer
system
 Illustrate the transition from user mode to kernel mode
 Discuss how operating systems are used in various computing
environments
 Provide examples of free and open-source operating systems
What Does the Term Operating System Mean?
 An operating system is “fill in the blanks”

 What about:
• Car
• Airplane
• Printer
• Washing Machine
• Toaster
• Compiler
• Etc.
What is an Operating System?
 A program that acts as an intermediary between a user of a

computer and the computer hardware
 Operating system goals:
• Execute user programs and make solving user problems
easier
• Make the computer system convenient to use
• Use the computer hardware in an efficient manner
Computer System Structure
 Computer system can be divided into four components:

• Hardware – provides basic computing resources
 CPU, memory, I/O devices
• Operating system
 Controls and coordinates use of hardware among various
applications and users
• Application programs – define the ways in which the system
resources are used to solve the computing problems of the users
 Word processors, compilers, web browsers, database systems,
video games
• Users
 People, machines, other computers
Abstract View of Components of Computer
What Operating Systems Do
 Depends on the point of view
 Users want convenience, ease of use and good performance
• Don’t care about resource utilization
 But shared computer such as mainframe or minicomputer must keep
all users happy
• Operating system is a resource allocator and control program
making efficient use of HW and managing execution of user
programs
 Users of dedicate systems such as workstations have dedicated
resources but frequently use shared resources from servers
 Mobile devices like smartphones and tables are resource poor,
optimized for usability and battery life
• Mobile user interfaces such as touch screens, voice recognition
 Some computers have little or no user interface, such as embedded
computers in devices and automobiles
• Run primarily without user intervention
Operating System Definition
 No universally accepted definition

 “Everything a vendor ships when you order an operating system” is a
good approximation
• But varies wildly
 “The one program running at all times on the computer” is the kernel, part
of the operating system
 Everything else is either
• A system program (ships with the operating system, but not part of
the kernel) , or
• An application program, all programs not associated with the
operating system
 Today’s OSes for general purpose and mobile computing also include
middleware – a set of software frameworks that provide additional
services to application developers such as databases, multimedia,
graphics
Overview of Computer System Structure
Computer System Organization
 Computer-system operation
• One or more CPUs, device controllers connect through common
bus providing access to shared memory
• Concurrent execution of CPUs and devices competing for memory
cycles
Computer-System Operation
 I/O devices and the CPU can execute concurrently

 Each device controller is in charge of a particular device type
 Each device controller has a local buffer
 Each device controller type has an operating system device driver
to manage it
 CPU moves data from/to main memory to/from local buffers
 I/O is from the device to local buffer of controller
 Device controller informs CPU that it has finished its operation by
causing an interrupt
Common Functions of Interrupts
 Interrupt transfers control to the interrupt service routine

generally, through the interrupt vector, which contains the
addresses of all the service routines
 Interrupt architecture must save the address of the interrupted
instruction
 A trap or exception is a software-generated interrupt caused
either by an error or a user request
 An operating system is interrupt driven
Interrupt Handling
 The operating system preserves the state of the CPU by

storing the registers and the program counter
 Determines which type of interrupt has occurred:
 Separate segments of code determine what action should
be taken for each type of interrupt
Storage Structure
Storage Structure
 Main memory – only large storage media that the CPU can
access directly
• Random access
• Typically volatile
• Typically random-access memory in the form of
Dynamic Random-access Memory (DRAM)
 Secondary storage – extension of main memory that provides
large nonvolatile storage capacity
Storage Structure (Cont.)
 Hard Disk Drives (HDD) – rigid metal or glass platters covered
with magnetic recording material
• Disk surface is logically divided into tracks, which are subdivided
into sectors
• The disk controller determines the logical interaction between
the device and the computer
 Non-volatile memory (NVM) devices– faster than hard disks,
nonvolatile
• Various technologies
• Becoming more popular as capacity and performance increases,
price drops
Storage Definitions and Notation Review
The basic unit of computer storage is the bit. A bit can contain one of two
values, 0 and 1. All other storage in a computer is based on collections of bits.
Given enough bits, it is amazing how many things a computer can represent:
numbers, letters, images, movies, sounds, documents, and programs, to name
a few. A byte is 8 bits, and on most computers it is the smallest convenient
chunk of storage. For example, most computers don’t have an instruction to
move a bit but do have one to move a byte. A less common term is word,
which is a given computer architecture’s native unit of data. A word is made
up of one or more bytes. For example, a computer that has 64-bit registers and
64-bit memory addressing typically has 64-bit (8-byte) words. A computer
executes many operations in its native word size rather than a byte at a time.
Computer storage, along with most computer throughput, is generally

measured and manipulated in bytes and collections of bytes. A kilobyte, or
KB , is 1,024 bytes; a megabyte, or MB, is 1,0242 bytes; a gigabyte, or GB, is
1,0243 bytes; a terabyte, or TB, is 1,0244 bytes; and a petabyte, or PB, is 1,0245
bytes. Computer manufacturers often round off these numbers and say that
a megabyte is 1 million bytes and a gigabyte is 1 billion bytes. Networking
measurements are an exception to this general rule; they are given in bits
(because networks move data a bit at a time).
Storage Hierarchy
 Storage systems organized in hierarchy
• Speed
• Cost
• Volatility
 Caching – copying information into faster storage system; main
memory can be viewed as a cache for secondary storage
 Device Driver for each device controller to manage I/O
• Provides uniform interface between controller and kernel
Storage-Device Hierarchy
How a Modern Computer Works
A von Neumann architecture
Direct Memory Access Structure
 Used for high-speed I/O devices able to transmit information

at close to memory speeds
 Device controller transfers blocks of data from buffer storage
directly to main memory without CPU intervention
 Only one interrupt is generated per block, rather than the one
interrupt per byte
Operating-System Operations
 Bootstrap program – simple code to initialize the system, load the
kernel
 Kernel loads
 Starts system daemons (services provided outside of the kernel)
 Kernel interrupt driven (hardware and software)
• Hardware interrupt by one of the devices
• Software interrupt (exception or trap):
 Software error (e.g., division by zero)
 Request for operating system service – system call
 Other process problems include infinite loop, processes
modifying each other or the operating system
Multiprogramming (Batch system)
 Single user cannot always keep CPU and I/O devices busy
 Multiprogramming organizes jobs (code and data) so CPU
always has one to execute
 A subset of total jobs in system is kept in memory
 One job selected and run via job scheduling
 When job has to wait (for I/O for example), OS switches to
another job
Multitasking (Timesharing)
 A logical extension of Batch systems– the CPU switches jobs

so frequently that users can interact with each job while it is
running, creating interactive computing
• Response time should be < 1 second
• Each user has at least one program executing in memory
 process
• If several jobs ready to run at the same time  CPU
scheduling
• If processes don’t fit in memory, swapping moves them
in and out to run
• Virtual memory allows execution of processes not
completely in memory
Memory Layout for Multiprogrammed System
Dual-mode Operation
 Dual-mode operation allows OS to protect itself and other

system components
• User mode and kernel mode
 Mode bit provided by hardware
• Provides ability to distinguish when system is running user
code or kernel code.
• When a user is running  mode bit is “user”
• When kernel code is executing  mode bit is “kernel”
 How do we guarantee that user does not explicitly set the mode
bit to “kernel”?
• System call changes mode to kernel, return from call resets
it to user
 Some instructions designated as privileged, only executable in
kernel mode
Transition from User to Kernel Mode
Process Management Activities
The operating system is responsible for the following activities in

connection with process management:
 Creating and deleting both user and system processes
 Suspending and resuming processes
 Providing mechanisms for process synchronization
 Providing mechanisms for process communication
 Providing mechanisms for deadlock handling
Memory Management
 To execute a program all (or part) of the instructions must be in

memory
 All (or part) of the data that is needed by the program must be in
memory
 Memory management determines what is in memory and when
• Optimizing CPU utilization and computer response to users
 Memory management activities
• Keeping track of which parts of memory are currently being used
and by whom
• Deciding which processes (or parts thereof) and data to move into
and out of memory
• Allocating and deallocating memory space as needed
Mass-Storage Management
 Usually disks used to store data that does not fit in main
memory or data that must be kept for a “long” period of time
 Proper management is of central importance
 Entire speed of computer operation hinges on disk subsystem
and its algorithms
 OS activities
• Mounting and unmounting
• Free-space management
• Storage allocation
• Disk scheduling
• Partitioning
• Protection
Caching
 Important principle, performed at many levels in a computer

(in hardware, operating system, software)
 Information in use copied from slower to faster storage
temporarily
 Faster storage (cache) checked first to determine if
information is there
• If it is, information used directly from the cache (fast)
• If not, data copied to cache and used there
 Cache smaller than storage being cached
• Cache management important design problem
• Cache size and replacement policy
Characteristics of Various Types of Storage
Movement between levels of storage hierarchy can be explicit or implicit
Migration of data “A” from Disk to Register
 Multitasking environments must be careful to use most recent value,

no matter where it is stored in the storage hierarchy
 Multiprocessor environment must provide cache coherency in

hardware such that all CPUs have the most recent value in their
cache
 Distributed environment situation even more complex
• Several copies of a datum can exist
• Various solutions covered in Chapter 19
Protection and Security
 Protection – any mechanism for controlling access of processes or
users to resources defined by the OS
 Security – defense of the system against internal and external attacks
• Huge range, including denial-of-service, worms, viruses, identity
theft, theft of service
 Systems generally first distinguish among users, to determine who
can do what
• User identities (user IDs, security IDs) include name and
associated number, one per user
• User ID then associated with all files, processes of that user to
determine access control
• Group identifier (group ID) allows set of users to be defined and
controls managed, then also associated with each process, file
• Privilege escalation allows user to change to effective ID with
more rights
Virtualization
 Allows operating systems to run applications within other OSes

• Vast and growing industry
 Emulation used when source CPU type different from target type (i.e.
PowerPC to Intel x86)
• Generally slowest method
• When computer language not compiled to native code –
Interpretation
 Virtualization – OS natively compiled for CPU, running guest OSes
also natively compiled
• Consider VMware running WinXP guests, each running
applications, all on native WinXP host OS
• VMM (virtual machine Manager) provides virtualization services
Computing Environments - Virtualization
Distributed Systems
 Collection of separate, possibly heterogeneous, systems networked
together
• Network is a communications path, TCP/IP most common
 Local Area Network (LAN)
 Wide Area Network (WAN)
 Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)
 Personal Area Network (PAN)
 Network Operating System provides features between systems
across network
• Communication scheme allows systems to exchange messages
• Illusion of a single system
Computer System Architecture
Computer-System Architecture
 Most systems use a single general-purpose processor

• Most systems have special-purpose processors as well
 Multiprocessors systems growing in use and importance
• Also known as parallel systems, tightly-coupled systems
• Advantages include:
1. Increased throughput
2. Economy of scale
3. Increased reliability – graceful degradation or fault tolerance
• Two types:
1. Asymmetric Multiprocessing – each processor is assigned
a specie task.
2. Symmetric Multiprocessing – each processor performs all
tasks
Symmetric Multiprocessing Architecture
Dual-Core Design
 Multi-chip and multicore
 Systems containing all chips
• Chassis containing multiple separate systems
Clustered Systems
Computer System Environments
Computing Environments
 Traditional
 Mobile
 Client Server
 Peer-to-Peer
 Cloud computing
 Real-time Embedded
Traditional
 Stand-alone general-purpose machines

 But blurred as most systems interconnect with others (i.e.,
the Internet)
 Portals provide web access to internal systems
 Network computers (thin clients) are like Web terminals
 Mobile computers interconnect via wireless networks
 Networking becoming ubiquitous – even home systems
use firewalls to protect home computers from Internet
attacks
Mobile
 Handheld smartphones, tablets, etc.
 What is the functional difference between them and a
“traditional” laptop?
 Extra feature – more OS features (GPS, gyroscope)
 Allows new types of apps like augmented reality
 Use IEEE 802.11 wireless, or cellular data networks for
connectivity
 Leaders are Apple iOS and Google Android
Client Server
 Client-Server Computing
• Dumb terminals supplanted by smart PCs
• Many systems now servers, responding to requests generated by
clients
 Compute-server system provides an interface to client to
request services (i.e., database)
 File-server system provides interface for clients to store and
retrieve files
Peer-to-Peer
 Another model of distributed system

 P2P does not distinguish clients and servers
• Instead all nodes are considered peers
• May each act as client, server or both
• Node must join P2P network
 Registers its service with central
lookup service on network, or
 Broadcast request for service and
respond to requests for service via
discovery protocol
• Examples include Napster and Gnutella,
Voice over IP (VoIP) such as Skype
Cloud Computing
 Delivers computing, storage, even apps as a service
across a network
 Logical extension of virtualization because it uses
virtualization as the base for it functionality.
• Amazon EC2 has thousands of servers, millions of
virtual machines, petabytes of storage available
across the Internet, pay based on usage
Cloud Computing (Cont.)
 Many types
• Public cloud – available via Internet to anyone willing to pay
• Private cloud – run by a company for the company’s own use
• Hybrid cloud – includes both public and private cloud components
• Software as a Service (SaaS) – one or more applications available
via the Internet (i.e., word processor)
• Platform as a Service (PaaS) – software stack ready for application
use via the Internet (i.e., a database server)
• Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) – servers or storage available
over Internet (i.e., storage available for backup use)
End of Chapter 1
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Chapter 1: Introduction

 Describe the general organization of a computer system and the role

 An operating system is “fill in the blanks”

 A program that acts as an intermediary between a user of a

 Computer system can be divided into four components:

 No universally accepted definition

 I/O devices and the CPU can execute concurrently

 Interrupt transfers control to the interrupt service routine

 The operating system preserves the state of the CPU by

Computer storage, along with most computer throughput, is generally

A von Neumann architecture

 Used for high-speed I/O devices able to transmit information

 A logical extension of Batch systems– the CPU switches jobs

 Dual-mode operation allows OS to protect itself and other

The operating system is responsible for the following activities in

 To execute a program all (or part) of the instructions must be in

 Important principle, performed at many levels in a computer

Movement between levels of storage hierarchy can be explicit or implicit

 Multitasking environments must be careful to use most recent value,

 Multiprocessor environment must provide cache coherency in

 Allows operating systems to run applications within other OSes

 Most systems use a single general-purpose processor

 Stand-alone general-purpose machines

 Another model of distributed system

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